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Wilbert - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Wilbert
 
 

 



[ 2 syll. wi-(l)ber(t), wil-be-rt ] The boy name Wilbert is pronounced WIHLBerT KEY. 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. A form of the name is the German Wilpert. Another variant of Wilbert is the English short form Wil.

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. Within all boy names in its family, Wilbert was nevertheless the most regularly used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Wilbert include the English Wilfred, the English and French Wilfrid, the German Wilfried, the English and German Willibrord, and the German Wilpert.

KEY: 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)"


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