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[ 2 syll. wi-(l)ber(t), wil-be-rt ] The boy name Wilbert is pronounced WIHLBerT †. Wilbert has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in English and German. Two-element name derived from wil and berht with the meanings 'will, desire' and 'bright, famous' respectively. In addition, Wilbert is a form of the English Wilbur. Forms of Wilbert include the Spanish Wilberto, the German Wilbrecht, the German Willibert, and the German Wilpert. The short form Wil (English), and the pet forms Bert (Dutch, English, and Scandinavian), Bertie (English), Will (English), Willie (English), and Willy (English) are other variants of the name. Wilbert is uncommon as a baby boy name. At the height of its usage in 1922, 0.080% of baby boys were named Wilbert. It had a ranking of #167 then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is used only on a very modest scale today. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly related to Wilbert, Willie was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Wilbert include the name Wilburt, the German Walfried, the name Wilbart, the English Wilfred, the English and French Wilfrid, the German Wilfried, the English and German Wilibrord, the German Willfried, the English and German Willibrord, the German Wilpert, the German Wolfhard, the German Wolfhart, the Spanish Wilberto, and the German Willibert.
† Pronunciation for Wilbert: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.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)"   |
