Cuthbert

English

"famous, brilliant"

Cuthbert Origin and Meaning

The name Cuthbert is a boy's name of English origin meaning "famous, brilliant".

Years ago we might have said that this name was unthinkable, but with old-fashioned names being so popular right now (consider Atticus, Leonidas, Arthur, Jasper, Augustus etc) what's to stop Cuthbert from becoming more wearable? Bertie is a cute (and very fashionable) nickname option for this grand old name.

20 Names Similar to Cuthbert

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• Norbert
• Wilhelm
• Godfrey
• Franz
• Herman
• Orville
• Sigmund
• Gustav
• Gilda
• Mungo
• Frederic
• Paulette
• Ludwig
• Geoffrey
• Herbie
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Famous People Named Cuthbert

• Saint Cuthbert 6th,century hermit who became the bishop of Lindisfarne (an island off the coast of England); he was known for performing healing miracles, and had 72 churches dedicated to him
• Cuthbert Lord Collingwood (1748,1810), British admiral during the Napoleonic Wars

The name Cuthbert in Pop Culture

• Cuthbert Helmsdale lustful Bishop of Melchester in Thomas Hardy's "Two on a Tower" (1882)
• Cuthbert Clare a character in Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"
• Matthew Cuthbert Marilla Cuthbert, and Walter Cuthbert Blythe, characters in the "Anne of Green Gables" series by L.M. Montgomery
• Cuthbert Binns ghost, History of Magic professor in the "Harry Potter" series
• Cuthbert de Lance main character in G. A. Henty's "Winning His Spurs"
• Cuthbert Allgood character from Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series
• Cuthbert Calculus a scientist in "Adventures of Tintin"
• Cuthbert Rumbold from BBC's Are You Being Served?