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The Name Cuthbert - Origin and Meaning of Cuthbert
  



The Name Cuthbert - Origin and Meaning of Cuthbert


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Cuthbert

Old English

Usage of the Name Cuthbert

English

Meaning of the Name Cuthbert

The name Cuthbert comes from an Old English name meaning "bright, famous".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (c. 634 - 687), an Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop of Lindisfarne; Cuthbert of Canterbury (died 760), a bishop of Hereford and archbishop of Canterbury; Cuthbert Tunstall (1474 - 1559), an English church leader, diplomat, and royal adviser; Cuthbert Collingwood (1748 - 1810), an English admiral; Cuthbert Hamilton (1885 - 1959), an English artist.
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