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Adalbert

Quick answerThe name 'Adalbert' means "noble and bright," derived from the Old High German elements *adal* (noble) and *beraht* (bright).

Germanic · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#3,648
TrendVintage
Peak year1915
Syllables3
OriginGermanic
LanguageOld High German
CultureGermanic/Slavic
ReligionChristianity
Letters8
Numerology9 Chaldean 22
Global rank#3,648

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Adalbert

The name 'Adalbert' means "noble and bright," derived from the Old High German elements *adal* (noble) and *beraht* (bright).

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Etymology

The name 'Adalbert' means "noble and bright," derived from the Old High German elements *adal* (noble) and *beraht* (bright). It is primarily used in Germanic and Slavic cultures, notably within Christianity (especially Roman Catholicism) due to Saint Adalbert of Prague, a 10th-century missionary and martyr.

Adalbert currently ranks #3,648 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1915.

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