Egbert

Egbert \\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

[ 2 syll. eg-ber(t), egb-e-rt ] The baby boy name Egbert is pronounced as EHGBah-T ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Egbert: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"

What is the origin of Egbert?

Egbert is an English and German name of Old English origin. The meaning of the name is bright sword, famous swordsman. Two-element name derived from the words 'ecg' + 'beorht' which mean edge of a sword + bright, famous respectively. Ecgbryht (Old English) is an older form of Egbert. The name was borne by two 8th-century English saints, a 6th-century King of Kent, and a 9th-century king of Wessex. It was commonly in use as an Anglo-Saxon name and later survived the Norman Conquest. Its use declined by the end of the Middle Ages, before seeing a revival in the 19th century among other Old English names.

Egberte name variations, nicknames for Egbirt, short names for Egbirte, Egburt name variations, meaning of Egburte, nicknames for Egbyrt, Egbyrte meaning of name, name Eibe (Dutch), and name Eitel origin (Dutch and German) are variations of Egbert. See also the related form, what does the name Eckbert mean (German).

Egbert is uncommon as a baby boy name. At the modest height of its usage in 1909, 0.007% of baby boys were given the name Egbert. It was #856 in rank then. The baby name has declined in popularity since then, and is currently of infrequent use. Within all boy names in its family, Egbert was nonetheless the most popular in 2010.

The baby name Egbert fun facts:

The name Egbert in reverse order is "Trebge".

The numerological value of the name Egbert is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Egbert?

Egbert is not in the top boy names in USA.