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The Name Eadberht - Origin and Meaning of Eadberht
  



The Name Eadberht - Origin and Meaning of Eadberht


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Eadberht

Old English

Usage of the Name Eadberht

Old English

Meaning of the Name Eadberht

The name Eadberht is derived from the Old English words "ead" - "rich, blessed" and "beorht" - "bright, famous".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Eadberht of Lindisfarne, or Saint Eadberht (died 698), the bishop of Lindisfarne, England, from 688 to 698; Eadberht I (died 748), the King of Kent, England, from 725 to 748; Eadberht of Lindsey (died after 875), the bishop of Lindsey, England, from c. 868 to c. 875.
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