Elbert
/ˈɛl.bɚt/noun
A masculine given name of Germanic origin.
Did you know?Elbert is a modern name form tied to old Germanic naming elements that originally carried ideas of nobility and brightness, the same deep root family behind several other power-names.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*aþalaz
“noble, of noble birth”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*berhtaz
“bright, shining, famous”
Early Medieval Germanic
Germanic
Aþalaberht / Adalbert
“a compound personal name meaning 'noble-bright' or 'bright by nobility'”
Middle English
English
Elbert
“a later English form of a Germanic personal name”
Modern English
English
Elbert
“a masculine given name”