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The Name Colbert - Origin and Meaning of Colbert
  



The Name Colbert - Origin and Meaning of Colbert


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Colbert

Old High German

Usage of the Name Colbert

English

Meaning of the Name Colbert

The name Colbert comes from a surname, which is derived from an Old French given name of Germanic origin (derived from the Germanic elements "col" - "cool" and "beraht" - "bright, famous").

Famous Bearers

A bearer of the name is Colbert I. King (born 1939), an American journalist and writer. A bearer of the surname is Claudette Colbert (1903 - 1996), a French-American actress.
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