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Albert

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈælb.ət/ / /ˈæl.bɚt/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *aþalą Proto-West Germanic *aþal Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s Proto-Germanic *berhtaz Proto-West Germanic *berht Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht Old English Æþelbeorht Latin Albertusder. Old French Albertder. English Albert From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name. Regardless of the exact route, it is a doublet of Ethelbert. It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

    “Thou noble Father of her Kings to be - - - / Dear to thy land and ours, a Prince indeed, / Beyond all titles, and a household name, / Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good.”

    “Helena was not flattered. "Albert just doesn't appreciate music," she said. They all called me Albert then. I thought it was a fine name; I like elegance.”

  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

    “Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe.”

  3. A commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  4. A constituency in Belize
  5. A city in Kansas.
  6. A former rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, now part of the Municipality of Two Borders.
  7. A town in New South Wales.
  8. A ghost town in Texas.
  9. A locality in the Lachlan council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
  10. A crater on the Moon

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *aþalą Proto-West Germanic *aþal Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s Proto-Germanic *berhtaz Proto-West Germanic *berht Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht Old English Æþelbeorht Latin Albertusder. Old French Albertder. English Albert From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name. Regardless of the exact route, it is a doublet of Ethelbert. It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

  1. Synonym of Albert chain.