Egbert

Ecgberht (also Egbert ) is an Anglo-Saxon male first name. The name is composed of the elements Ecg ( = " cutting sword " ) and -berht/-beorht ( = " brilliant, noble, gorgeous "). Significant bearers of the name are:

  • Ecgberht I. (Kent ), King of Kent ( 664-673 )
  • Ecgberht ( Rathmelsigi ), monk priest in Rathmelsigi monastery, Christian saints and possibly bishop of Lindisfarne ( 639-729 )
  • Ecgberht ( York), Bishop of York ( 732-735 ), Archbishop of York ( 735-766 )
  • Ecgberht II (Kent ), King of Kent ( 764-784 )
  • Egbert of Lindisfarne, Bishop of Lindisfarne ( 802-821 )
  • Egbert of Wessex, King of Wessex ( 802-839 )
  • Ecgberht I. ( Northumbria ), King of Northumbria ( 867-872 )
  • Ecgberht II ( Northumbria ), King of Northumbria ( 876-878 )
  • Egbert
  • Eckhart
  • Ecgbert
Ecgberht of Kent Abbey of Rathmelsigi Egbert II of Kent Ecgberht I of Northumbria Ecgberht II of Northumbria Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
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