HERBERT  

Gender: M
Origin: German
Meaning: "famous army"

With the possible exception of Robert, all names ending in bert, from Egbert to Dilbert, are in permanent exile.

Nicknames & Variations:
Herbie, Bertie, Herby, Bert, Herb

International Variations:
Harbert (Dutch) Hebert (French) Heribert (German) Herberto, Heriberto (Italian) Ebert, Eber, Eberto (Spanish)

Herbert is being discussed in our message boards:

• Variation on Bert / Egbert
• Build a sibling set together!
• Let's List!
• Drop 2, Add 1 (Turn of the Century Boy Names)
• Virginia Woolf's Great-Nieces

Read Nameberry blog posts about Herbert:

• MIDDLE NAME SWITCHES: Meet David Jude Law & Olive Marie Osmond
• BRITISH NAMES: Exciting Choices of the Prime Ministers
• BABY NAMES FROM BOOKS: 20 Lost Literary Boys' Names
• BABY NAMES FROM BOOKS: 20 Lost Literary Girls' Names
• VINTAGE NAMES: 100-Year-Old Names That Sound New Again