Herbert

German
"bright army"

Herbert Origin and Meaning

The name Herbert is a boy's name of German origin meaning "bright army".

Names ending in bert have long been in limbo, but with the return of Albert, maybe there's hope for Herbert. who could share the Bertie nickname. Herbert is a name that's been used by English speakers since medieval times, and was in the Top 25 in the US in the late 1920s, around the time of the presidency of Herbert Hoover, but there's been no sight of Herbert in the 21st century. Some Herberts, including novelists H. G. Wells and H. E. Bates, have preferred to go by their initials.

# 974 in the US

Herbert Rank in US Top 1000

# 1274 on Nameberry

Herbert Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Herbert Popularity

Famous People Named Herbert

  • Saint Herbert
    French bishop of Marmoutier and archbishop of Tours
  • Herbert Clark Hoover
    31st U.S. president
  • Herbert Henry Asquith
    1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, British prime minister
  • Herbert George "H.G." Wells
    English novelist
  • Herbert Ernest "H.E." Bates
    English novelist
  • Herbert Anthony Stevens IV aka Ab
    Soul, American rapper
  • Herbert Frohlich
    German,born British physicist
  • (Horatio) Herbert Kitchener
    1st Earl Kitchener, British field marshal and WWI secretary of war
  • Herbert von Karajan (born Heribert
    Ritter von Karajan), Austrian conductor
  • Herbert Spencer
    English philosopher
  • Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock
    American jazz pianist
  • Herbert Wilfred "Herbie" Taylor
    South African cricketer
  • Herbert Okechukwu Maduagwu
    birth name of Herbie Hide, British boxer
  • Herbert Tremenheere "Herbie" Hewett
    English cricketer
  • Herbert Leslie "Herbie" Collins
    Australian cricketer
  • Herbert Jay Solomon
    birth name of Herbie Mann, American jazz flautist
  • Herbert Alexander Simon
    American political scientist
  • Herbert Marcuse
    German,American philosopher
  • Herbert Louis Samuel
    1st Viscount Samuel, British home secretary, first British Jew to lead a political party
  • Herbert Asbury
    American journalist and crime writer
  • Herbert Lom (born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru)
    Czech,born British actor

Herbert in Pop Culture

  • Herbert
    warthog on animated series "64 Zoo Lane"
  • Herbert Pocket
    Pip's friend and companion in Dickens' "Great Expectations"
  • Sir Herbert Subboys
    old knight in John Marston's play "The Dutch Courtesan" (1605)
  • Herbert Birdsfoot
    "Sesame Street" Muppet
  • Herbert
    pederast character on TV's "Family Guy"
  • Herbert Travilla
    Elsie Dinsmore Travilla's son in Elsie Dinsmore series
  • Herbert Garrison
    teacher on TV's "South Park"
  • "Herbert West: Reanimator
    " story, film and character by H.P. Lovecraft
  • Herbert P. Bear
    character from computer game Club Penguin
  • Herbert Carrington
    character in Elsie Dinsmore series
  • Herbert Rippinghall
    character in G. A. Henty's "Friends Though Divided"
  • Herbert "Bertie" Pelham
    7th Marquess of Hexham, character on TV's "Downton Abbey"