Egbert

Anglo-Saxon

"bright edge of a sword"

Egbert Origin and Meaning

The name Egbert is a boy's name of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning "bright edge of a sword".

Egbert still suffers somewhat from being used as a stereotypical name for nerds and aristocrats. It would be a surprising choice, but with its edgy meaning and dusty charm, possibly it's so beyond cool that it's...actually kind of cool?

Egbert Rank in US Top 1000

# 974 in the US

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Famous People Named Egbert

• Egbert King of Wessex
• Egbert Archbishop of Trier
• Egbert I and II Margraves of Meissen
• Egbert van der Poel Dutch Golden Age painter
• Egbert Ten Eyck U.S. Congressman from New York
• Egbert Anson Van Alstyne American ragtime songwriter
• Egbert Rolf "Erben" Wennemars Dutch former speed skater
• Egbert Benson U.S. Congressman and judge from New York
• Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III aka Aloe Blacc American singer
• Egbert (or Ecgberht) Etheling son of Ethelred the Unready of England
• Egbert Roscoe Murrow birth name of Edward R. Murrow, American newscaster

Egbert in Pop Culture

• Egbert Hellibore grand wizard from TV series "The Worst Witch"
• John Egbert character from web comic "Homestuck"
• Egbert a rooster from the Nintendo game "Animal Crossing"
• Egbert a badger from the children's TV series "Poppy Cat"