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Latest revision as of 03:47, 31 March 2013 [edit] English [edit] Etymology From Germanic adal (noble) + berht (bright); Old English Æþelbeorht. It became popular in 19th century England due to Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. [edit] Pronunciation [edit] Proper noun Albert - A male given name.
- 1862 Alfred Tennyson, The Idylls of the King: Dedication:
- Thou noble Father of her Kings to be - - - / Dear to thy land and ours, a Prince indeed, / Beyond all titles, and a household name, / Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good.
- 1956 Eddie Condon, Thomas Sugrue: We Called it Music: A Generation of Jazz. Peter Davies 1956. page 40:
- Helena was not flattered. "Albert just doesn't appreciate music," she said. They all called me Albert then. I thought it was a fine name; I like elegance.
- 2000 Anne Enright, What Are You Like?, Random House (2001), ISBN 9780099284345, page 85:
- Hogan, Byrne, O'Brien. She stopped at one name. Albert Delahunty — what Catholic in their right mind would call a child Albert?
[edit] Derived terms [edit] Related terms [edit] Translations [edit] Anagrams Wikipedia cs [edit] Proper noun Albert m - A male given name, cognate to Albert.
[edit] Danish [edit] Proper noun Albert - A male given name, cognate to Albert.
[edit] Related terms [edit] Proper noun Albert ? - A male given name, cognate to English Albert.
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[edit] Estonian [edit] Proper noun Albert - A male given name, cognate to the English Albert.
[edit] Finnish [edit] Proper noun Albert - A male given name.
[edit] Declension Declension of Albert (type risti) |
[edit] Usage notes - Mainly used of foreigners, or as a middle name.
[edit] French [edit] Pronunciation [edit] Proper noun Albert - A male given name, cognate to Albert.
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[edit] German [edit] Etymology Contraction of Adalbert, from Old High German adal ("noble") + beraht ("bright"). [edit] Proper noun Albert m - A male given name.
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- Japanese: アルベルト (Aruberuto)
[edit] Norwegian [edit] Proper noun Albert - A male given name, cognate to Albert.
[edit] Swedish [edit] Etymology First recorded in Sweden in 1283. Cognate with German and English Albert. [edit] Proper noun Albert - A male given name.
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