Details for the forename Herbert

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Herbert (male)


Variants:	Harbert (M) Harbrecht (M) Heribert (M) Hervé (M)
Diminutive(s):	Bert (M) Herb (M)
Pet Name(s):	Bertie (M) Herbie (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English, German and French, from Old German "bright host", usually interpreted as "illustrious army". Introduced into Britain by the Normans replacing a pre-Norman early British form Herebeorth.