Herbert (given name)

Herbert is both a male first name and a family name. The rare feminine form of the given name is Herberta.

Origin and Meaning

Herbert is an old German bipartite personal name, especially spread by the name of St. Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne ( 10-11. Century. ) The name of Herbert, also Heribert, arose from the composition of the Old High German words " heri " army for warrior and " beraht " for shiny, bright, famous. It means as much as " the Brave ," " the Brave ," " the army in the glossy ", " the shining warrior " or " famous warrior ".

Dissemination

The name Herbert was a popular first name in Germany in the late 19th century. His popularity increased still, so that he was in the 1910s and 1920s often among the ten most common boy name of the corresponding age group. Then eased its spread, the late fifties she fell sharply. Since the late sixties, the name is hardly widespread.

Name-day

  • The 16th of March is the name day for Herbert.
  • December 10 also

Variants

  • German: Charibert, Harrogate, Herbort, Heribert, Heribald, Bert
  • English: Herbie, Herb
  • French: Herbert, Aribert
  • Italian: Eriberto, Ariberto
  • Latvian: Herberts
  • Polish: Herborth, Herbort, Herburt
  • Portuguese: Heriberto
  • Spanish: Heriberto, Herberto

Bearers of the name

First name

  • Herbert Achternbusch (* 1938), German writer, director and painter
  • Herbert Albrecht ( politician ) ( 1900-1945 ), German politician ( NSDAP)
  • Asmodeus Herbert (1923-2007), German writer, playwright and screenwriter
  • Herbert Biberman (1900-1971), American screenwriter and film director
  • Herbert Bodner ( * 1948 ), Austrian civil engineer.
  • Herbert AE Böhme (1897-1984), German actor
  • Herbert Brandl ( b. 1959 ), Austrian artist
  • Herbert Breiteneder (1953-2008), Austrian racing driver
  • Buhtz Herbert (1911-2006), German rowers and dentists
  • Dreilich Herbert (1942-2004), German singer
  • Herbert Drews (1907-1949), German motorcycle racer
  • Herbert Eichhorn (1921-2000), German politician ( DBD)
  • Herbert Eisenreich (1925-1986), Austrian writer
  • Herbert Erhardt (1930-2010), German football player
  • Exenberger Herbert (1943-2009), Austrian librarian and non-fiction author
  • Herbert Feuerstein ( born 1937 ), German comedian and entertainer
  • Herbert Frößler (* 1941), German radiologist and surgeon general
  • Gollnow Herbert (1911-1943), German officer and resistance fighter
  • Herbert Grönemeyer ( born 1956 ), German singer and actor
  • Herbert A. Hauptman (1917-2011), American physicist
  • Hennies Herbert (1900-1979), German actor, radio speaker, writer and lyricist
  • Herbert Herrmann ( born 1941 ), German actor
  • Herbert Hockemeyer (1909-1983), German medical officer
  • Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), American politician, president from 1929 to 1933
  • Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989), Austrian conductor
  • Herbert Kilpin (1870-1916), English footballer and coach
  • Herbert Köfer (* 1921), German actor, voice actor and presenter
  • Herbert Lederer ( b. 1926 ), Austrian actor and director
  • Herbert Leupold (1908-1942), German cross-country skiers
  • Herbert John Lips (1936-2010), Swiss entrepreneur and ringmaster
  • Herbert Lom (1917-2012), Czech- English actor and writer
  • Herbert Mogg (1927-2012), Austrian composer and conductor
  • Herbert Morrison (1905-1989), American journalist
  • Herbert Neumann ( * 1953 ), German football player and coach
  • Herbert Prohaska ( born 1955 ), Austrian football player and coach
  • Herbert clean Dell (1908-1990), German sports medicine
  • Herbert Reinecker (1914-2007), German journalist, author and screenwriter
  • Herbert Richter (actor) (1898 - after 1965 ), German actor
  • Herbert Richter (architect ) ( 1901-1944 ), German architect and resistance fighter
  • Herbert Richter ( climber ) ( born 1935 ), German climbers
  • Herbert Richter ( cyclist ) ( born 1947 ), German Cyclists
  • Herbert Rosendorfer (1934-2012), German jurist and writer
  • Herbert Rösler ( artist) ( 1924-2006 ), German artist
  • Herbert Rösler (Author) (pseudonym Alexander Wolf, * 1926), German author
  • Herbert Black Forest (1919-2011), German historian
  • Karl -Herbert Scheer (1928-1991), German writer
  • Herbert Stein (1898-1980), U.S. American football player, see Herb Stein
  • Herbert Stein ( economist ) ( 1916-1999 ), American economist
  • Herbert Steiner (1923-2001), Austrian politician and historian
  • Herbert Tobias (1924-1982), German photographer
  • Wadsack Herbert (1912-2004), Austrian writer
  • Herbert Wehner (1906-1990), German politician
  • Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), English novelist, see HG Wells
  • Herbert Wetterau (* 1957), German painter, sculptor and author
  • Herbert Wieger (* 1972 ), Austrian football player
  • Herbert Willi (* 1956 ), Austrian composer
  • Herbert Zimmermann (Reporter ) ( 1917-1966 ), German reporter
  • Herbert Zimmermann ( footballer ) (born 1954 ), German football player

Family name

A

  • Adam Herbert (1887-1976), German pharmacist and entrepreneur
  • Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington ( 1647-1716 ), English admiral and politician
  • Arthur James Herbert (1855-1921), British diplomat
  • Aubrey Herbert (1880-1923), British politician and diplomat

B

C

  • Caleb Claiborne Herbert (1814-1867), American politician
  • Candie Herbert ( born 1977 ), French football player
  • Christopher Herbert ( born 1944 ), British theologian and Bishop of St. Albans

D

  • Daniel Herbert ( born 1974 ), Australian rugby player

E

  • Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury ( 1583-1648 ), British soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher
  • Edwin Herbert, Baron Tangley (1899-1973), British lawyer and politician

F

  • Frank Herbert (1920-1986), American science fiction author
  • Francis Herbert (1885-1945? ), German farmer and politician ( BVP )
  • Franz Paul Herbert (1759-1811), Austrian patron of the arts
  • Fritz Herbert (1860-1925), German politician ( SPD), trade unionists and managers

G

  • Gábor Herbert ( born 1979 ), Hungarian handball player
  • Garry Herbert (born 1969 ), British rower
  • Gary R. Herbert ( b. 1947 ), American politician (Utah )
  • Gerhard Herbert (* 1955), German politician ( SPD)
  • George Herbert (* 1947), German judges
  • George Herbert (1593-1633), British poet and writer
  • George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon ( 1866-1923 ), British aristocrat
  • Gordon Herbert ( born 1959 ), Canadian basketball player and coach
  • Greg Herbert (1947-1978), American jazz musician

B

  • Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ( 1538-1601 ), English nobleman
  • Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury ( 1654-1709 ), English nobleman and politician
  • Henry Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury († 1738), a British nobleman and politician
  • Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon ( 1800-1849 ), British politician, author and traveler
  • Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon ( 1831-1890 ), British politician ( Conservative Party )
  • Henry Herbert, 17th Earl of Pembroke ( 1939-2003 ), British nobleman, television, film director and producer
  • Henry William Herbert (1807-1858), English writer
  • Hilary A. Herbert (1834-1919), American politician
  • Holmes Herbert (1882-1956), British actor
  • Hugh Herbert (1884-1952), American actor

J

  • Jake Herbert ( born 1985 ), American wrestler
  • James Herbert (director) ( born 1938 ), American film director
  • James Herbert ( writer) ( 1943-2013 ), British author
  • James Herbert (producer), American film producer
  • James Herbert ( editor ), British film editor
  • Jasmine Herbert (* 1991), German football player
  • Johann Michael Herbert (1726-1806), an Austrian entrepreneur ( Austria )
  • John Herbert (1912-1978), German Ringer
  • John Herbert ( writer ) ( 1926-2001 ), Canadian playwright
  • John Herbert (actor ) ( 1929-2011 ), Brazilian actor
  • John Herbert ( athlete ) (born 1962 ), British triple jumper and bobsledder
  • John Carlyle Herbert (1775-1846), American politician
  • John Rogers Herbert (1810-1890), British painter
  • Johnny Herbert (born 1964 ), British racing driver

K

  • Charles Herbert ( politician ) ( 1883-1949 ), German politician ( center )
  • Charles Herbert ( theologian ) ( 1907-1995 ), German theologian
  • Kurt Herbert (1905-1966), German politician (DP), MdHB

L

M

  • Mary H. Herbert ( born 1957 ), American author
  • Matthew Herbert (born 1972 ), British DJ and producer
  • Mort Herbert (1925-1983), American jazz bassist

N

  • Nick Herbert ( physicist ) ( born 1937 ), American physicist and author
  • Nick Herbert ( politician ) ( born 1963 ), British politician

P

  • Paul M. Herbert (1889-1983), American politician
  • Percy Herbert (1920-1992), British film actor
  • Percy Egerton Herbert (1822-1876), British politician
  • Peter Herbert (* 1960 ), Austrian double bassist and composer
  • Peter Herbert (~ 1533-1571 ), German Protestant theologian and hymn writer
  • Philemon T. Herbert (1825-1864), American politician
  • Pierre -Hugues Herbert (* 1991), French tennis player

R

  • Ricki Herbert ( b. 1961 ), New Zealand football player and coach
  • Robert Herbert (1831-1905), Australian politician

S

  • Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea ( 1810-1861 ), British politician
  • Sidney Herbert, 16th Earl of Pembroke ( 19,061,969 ), British nobleman

T

  • Thomas Herbert ( historian ) ( 1606-1682 ), British traveler and historian
  • Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke (~ 1656-1733 ), British politician
  • Thomas J. Herbert (1894-1974), American politician (Ohio )
  • Timothy James Herbert, Australian hand surgeon

U

V

  • Valentin Herbert (1864-1933), German politician ( center )
  • Victor Herbert (1859-1924), American composer
  • Vincent Herbert, American music producer

W

  • Wally Herbert (1934-2007), Scottish polar explorer
  • Herbert Werner (* 1963 ), Austrian politician ( FPÖ)
  • Willi Herbert (* 1938), German football player
  • Willy Herbert (1904-1969), German politician ( NSDAP)
  • William Herbert (1778-1847), British botanist
  • William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke ( 1423-1469 ) ( Black William), English nobleman, founder of Raglan Castle
  • William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke ( 1501-1570 ), English nobleman and courtier
  • William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ( 1451-1491 ), English nobleman
  • William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke ( 1580-1630 ), English nobleman
  • William Herbert, 6th Earl of Pembroke ( 1642-1674 ), English nobleman and politician
  • William Herbert, 18th Earl of Pembroke ( born 1979 ), English nobleman

X

Z

Fictional characters

  • Herbert, main character and title of a cartoon episode of the 1950s, drawn by Gerhard Brinkmann
  • Herbert and Schnipsi, stage characters of Claudia Schlenger and Hanns Meilhamer
  • Herbert Knebel, German cabaret artist
  • Herbie, a Volkswagen Beetle as a " protagonist " of a movie series
  • Herbert, Horst and Heinz, musical comedy trio

Others

  • Herbert (New Zealand), place in New Zealand
  • Herbert (computer game), a game for the Atari 8 -bit serial
  • Herbert, a hit by Gottlieb Wryneck
  • Herbert Iceland, an island in Alaska
  • Herbert street, brothel street in St. Pauli
  • Herbert (Family), Anglo- Welsh noble family
Woman Herbert (name) Herbert Buhtz Herbert Dreilich Herbert Morrison (announcer) Herbert Wetterauer Herbert Zimmermann (football commentator) Arthur James Herbert (diplomat) Johannes Herbert John Herbert (athlete) Nick Herbert (physicist) Percy Herbert (actor) Pierre-Hugues Herbert Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet Timothy Herbert Herbert (video game) Herbert Island Herbert family
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