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The Name Norbert - Origin and Meaning of Norbert
  



The Name Norbert - Origin and Meaning of Norbert


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Norbert

Old High German

Usage of the Name Norbert

German, Dutch, English, Polish, Hungarian

Meaning of the Name Norbert

The name Norbert is derived from the Germanic elements "nord" - "north" and "beraht" - "bright, famous".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Saint Norbert of Xanten (c. 1080 - 1134), a German Roman Catholic saint; Norbert Elias (1897 - 1990), a Jewish-German sociologist; Norbert Leo Butz (born 1967), an American actor.
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