Humbert

From Old English Hunbeorht, from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”). Name of a Flemish saint, and of Italian royalty.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhʌm.bət/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/
• Hyphenation: Hum‧bert

Humbert

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.
   • 1955 Vladimir Nabokov: Lolita: Foreword; - - - Chapter 36:

     "Humbert Humbert", their author, had died in legal captivity, - - -

     And I have toyed with many pseudonyms for myself before I hit a particularly apt one. There are in my notes "Otto Otto" and "Mesmer Mesmer" and "Lambert Lambert", but for some reason I think my choice expresses the nastiness best.

• thumber

From Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).

• IPA^(key): /œ̃.bɛʁ/, /ɛ̃.bɛʁ/

Humbert m

1. a male given name
2. a surname

From Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).

Humbert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Humberts)

1. a male given name