Filbert
/ˈfɪlbərt/noun
A cultivated hazelnut, especially from a European hazel tree; also the tree that bears it.
Did you know?Filbert comes from the saint’s name St. Philibert, because the nut was traditionally thought to ripen around his feast day in late summer.
Etymological Timeline
Old French
OF
filbert
“A hazelnut associated with the feast day of St. Philibert”
Late Latin
LL
Philibertus
“A personal name meaning 'very bright' or 'much famous' in Germanic tradition”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*filu- + *berhtaz
“'much' + 'bright, shining, famous'”
Middle English
English
filbert
“A hazelnut, especially one ripening around St. Philibert's day”
Modern English
English
filbert
“A cultivated hazelnut or the tree that produces it”