Name Element BERAHT

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old High German word meaning "bright".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesbeorht(Anglo-Saxon) berht(Frankish) berht(Old Dutch) berhtaz(Old Germanic) berht(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsAlbert, Robert(Albanian) Æþelbeorht, Æðelberht, Ecgberht, Hunbeorht, Osbeorht, Osberht, Sigeberht, Wigberht(Anglo-Saxon) Roparzh(Breton) Albert, Berta, Robert(Catalan) Robert(Croatian) Albert, Berta, Herbert, Hubert, Robert(Czech) Albert, Alberte, Bertil, Robert(Danish) Albert, Albertus, Egbert, Gijsbert, Gijsberta, Gilbert, Herbert, Hubert, Hubertus, Hubrecht, Lambert, Lammert, Lubbert, Norbert, Robert, Wilbert, Adelbert, Robrecht(Dutch) Filbert(Eastern African) Albert, Alberta, Bertha, Bertram, Bertrand, Colbert, Egbert, Ethelbert, Gilbert, Herbert, Hubert, Lambert, Norbert, Robert, Roberta, Rupert, Humbert, Osbert(English) Robert(Estonian) Albert, Robert, Alpertti, Roopertti(Finnish) Albert, Alberte, Aubert, Berthe, Bertille, Bertrand, Fulbert, Gilbert, Gilberte, Herbert, Hubert, Humbert, Lambert, Norbert, Philibert, Robert, Roberte, Gaubert, Philbert(French) Alberte(Galician) Adalbert, Adelbert, Albert, Albrecht, Berta, Bertha, Berthold, Bertram, Dagobert, Engelbert, Gisbert, Herbert, Heribert, Hubert, Hubertus, Lambert, Lamprecht, Norbert, Robert, Rupert, Ruprecht, Siegbert, Wigbert, Eckbert, Hilbert, Hildebert, Humbert, Kunibert(German) Adalberht, Adalbert, Albert, Albertus, Amalbert, Andebert, Angilbert, Ansbert, Berahthraban, Berahthram, Berhta, Berhtoald, Bertha, Berthild, Bertilo, Bertram, Bertrand, Charibert, Childebert, Colobert, Dagobert, Ekkebert, Engelbert, Filibert, Fulbert, Gautbert, Gilbert, Giltbert, Gisbert, Giselbert, Gisilbert, Godabert, Hadubert, Haribert, Hildiberht, Hrambert, Hrodebert, Hrodperht, Hubert, Hubertus, Hugubert, Humbert, Hunberht, Kunibert, Lambert, Lamprecht, Landebert, Leudoberct, Leutbert, Norbert, Philibert, Raginbert, Rambert, Rembert, Robert, Robertus, Sigibert, Waldebert, Walhberht, Wigberht, Willibert(Germanic) Albert, Berta, Norbert, Róbert(Hungarian) Albert, Róbert(Icelandic) Roibeárd(Irish) Adalberto, Alberta, Alberto, Berta, Filiberto, Gilberto, Lamberto, Norberto, Roberta, Roberto, Uberto, Umberto, Bertoldo, Bertrando, Gilberta, Gualberto(Italian) Alberts, Roberts(Latvian) Albaer, Hoebaer, Lambaer, Norbaer(Limburgish) Albertas, Robertas(Lithuanian) Ilbert, Wybert(Medieval English) Albert, Robert(Norwegian) Aþalaberhtaz, Harjaberhtaz, Hildiberhtaz, Hrōþiberhtaz, Sigiberhtaz, Wīgaberhtaz(Old Germanic) Albert, Berta, Hubert, Norbert, Robert(Polish) Adalberto, Alberta, Alberto, Gilberto, Humberto, Norberto, Roberta, Roberto, Gualberto, Herberto, Heriberto(Portuguese) Albert, Robert(Romanian) Albert, Robert(Russian) Raibeart(Scottish Gaelic) Norbert, Róbert(Slovak) Berta, Robert(Slovene) Adalberto, Alberta, Alberto, Berta, Dagoberto, Filiberto, Gilberto, Heriberto, Humberto, Norberto, Roberta, Roberto, Ruperta, Ruperto, Herberto(Spanish) Gualberto(Spanish (Latin American)) Gilberta(Spanish (Mexican)) Albert, Bertil, Herbert, Robert(Swedish)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 60.
  2. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry beraht, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
Entry updated December 7, 2022