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 [ 2 syll. al-ber(t), alb-e-rt ] The boy name Albert is pronounced as AELBerT KEY. Albert is largely used in the Irish, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic languages, and it is derived from Celtic and Germanic origins. From Celtic and Germanic roots, its meaning is nobly famous - in this context, Albert is usually used in the Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic languages. Two-element name derived from the elements 'adal' meaning noble, honorable ; 'berht' meaning bright, famous. Adalbert (Germanic) and Adalbrecht (Germanic) are older forms of Albert. The Old German Adalbert was shortened to Albert in France, and it was brought to England in th 11th century where it displaced the Old English Aepelbeorht. The name declined in use by the 17th century, until it was revived by association with Queen Victoria's German-born husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861). In its various forms, the name has been popular among royalty in Western Europe, including two 20th century kings of Belgium. In Ireland, the name is used as an Anglicized form of Ailbhe. The name Alberta (English, German, Italian, and Polish) is the female equivalent of Albert. The name Albert is widely used; it has 37 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants of Albert used in English include Abert, Adelbert (used in Dutch and German too), Ailbert, Albertus, Berty (used in Czech too), Burt, Delbert (used in Dutch too), and Elbert (used in Dutch too). Other English variants include the short forms Al and Bert (used in Dutch and German too), and the pet forms Albie, Allie, and Bertie. Foreign variants of Albert include Adalberto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Ailbeart (Scottish), Albek (Polish), Alberik (Czech), Alberte (Galician and Scandinavian), Albertin (Italian), Albertino (Italian), Alberto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Alberts (Latvian), Albrecht (German), Ales (Czech), Aliberto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Alpertti (Finnish), Altti (Finnish), Alvertos (Greek), Aubert (French), Bechtel (German), Berco (Czech), Bertchen (German), Bertek (Polish), Berti (Czech, Hungarian, and German), Bertik (Czech), Berto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), and Edelbert (German). Albert is a variant of the name Ailbhe (Irish). See also the related form, Ethelbert (English). Albert is a classic favorite. Currently it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1901, 1.141% of baby boys were given the name Albert. It ranked at #15 then. The baby name has since experienced a steep fall in popularity, and is of occasional use in recent years. In 2008, its usage was only 0.038% and its ranking #372. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Albert, Alberto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) was the most popular. In 2008, it was used 17% more than Albert. The name Albert has been mostly given to boys, though it has also been used as a girl name in the past century. In 1930, the name Albert was given to 138 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Albert include Alberte (Galician and Scandinavian), Alfred (Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian), Alfréd (Hungarian), Alberto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Alfredo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Alpertti (Finnish), Aliberto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), and Alvarita (English). Details of famous persons named Albert: KEY: Pronunciation for Albert: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
