Ethelbert Forename
Approximately 3,298 people bear this name
Ethelbert Forename Definition:
A male name. compound of Old English æthel ‘noble', beorht ‘bright’, the name of the King of Kent (560-616) who was converted to Christianity by St Augustine, and also of a king of England (855-65), brother of Alfred the Great. It is doubtful if it survived the Norman Conquest (but see further under Albert), and if it did, it was only for a short time.
Read More About This ForenameEthelbert Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 1,590 | 1:111,676 | 6,051 |
| Philippines | 97% | 385 | 1:275,349 | 11,057 |
| United States | 100% | 271 | 1:1,337,775 | 25,428 |
| Gabon | 100% | 241 | 1:7,815 | 1,376 |
| Jamaica | - | 157 | 1:18,365 | 1,589 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 126 | 1:10,805 | 1,576 |
| Barbados | - | 79 | 1:3,668 | 646 |
| India | 100% | 52 | 1:23,363,038 | 523,086 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 45 | 1:3,951 | 690 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 39 | 1:780,768 | 29,717 |
| England | 100% | 36 | 1:1,544,526 | 21,746 |
| Germany | 100% | 27 | 1:3,580,662 | 16,495 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 25 | 1:326,093 | 26,118 |
| South Africa | 94% | 23 | 1:2,370,985 | 66,309 |
| Malta | - | 23 | 1:18,668 | 1,434 |
| Canada | 100% | 23 | 1:1,440,581 | 24,592 |
| Zimbabwe | 83% | 19 | 1:811,780 | 30,897 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 18 | 1:6,097 | 946 |
| Cameroon | - | 13 | 1:1,662,346 | 37,840 |
| Brazil | 100% | 13 | 1:16,479,704 | 171,823 |
| Guyana | 100% | 11 | 1:69,387 | 5,899 |
| Grenada | 100% | 10 | 1:10,812 | 1,335 |
| Belize | 100% | 10 | 1:35,431 | 3,151 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Panama | - | 6 | 1:651,093 | 16,250 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Indonesia | - | 3 | 1:85,987,889 | 1,072,651 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Thailand | - | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
Ethelbert (240) may also be a surname.
Ethelbert Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. compound of Old English æthel ‘noble', beorht ‘bright’, the name of the King of Kent (560-616) who was converted to Christianity by St Augustine, and also of a king of England (855-65), brother of Alfred the Great. It is doubtful if it survived the Norman Conquest (but see further under Albert), and if it did, it was only for a short time. A solitary example occurs at Cambridge in 1564. It was revived in the middle of the 19th C, an early example being Ethelbert (Bertie) Stanhope in Barchester Towers (1857).
Ailbert, Ailbriht, Ailbric, Albert, Albrict Domesday Book 1086.
‘Æthelbryht, or Noble Splendour, named our first Christian king of Kent, also a brother of King Alfred’s, and a missionary of the royal blood of Northumbria, who preached in southern Germany, and died about the year 700, at Egmond, where, as St. Adelbrecht, he became patron,’Yonge. Now rare.
Teutonic (masculine) - All bright, noble and bright.
Ethelbert Forename Popularity
Ethelbert Demographics
Average Ethelbert Salary in
United States
$47,177 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethelberth | 95 | 135 | / |
| Aethelbert | 95 | 3 | / |
| Ethelbeert | 95 | 2 | / |
| Edthelbert | 95 | 2 | / |
| Ehthelbert | 95 | 1 | / |
| Etelbert | 94 | 23 | / |
| Ethlbert | 94 | 8 | / |
| Ethelber | 94 | 2 | / |
| Ethelbart | 89 | 37 | / |
| Athelbert | 89 | 23 | / |
| Ethilbert | 89 | 11 | / |
| Etelberth | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ethlebert | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ethylbert | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ethalbert | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ettelbert | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ethelbirt | 89 | 4 | / |
| Etehlbert | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ehtelbert | 89 | 2 | / |
| Eutelbert | 89 | 1 | / |
| Etelberte | 89 | 1 | / |
| Etaelbert | 89 | 1 | / |
| Estelbert | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ethelberd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ethelvert | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ethelbort | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ethelbirth | 84 | 13 | / |
| Ethelbarth | 84 | 4 | / |
| Eithilbert | 84 | 3 | / |
| Ethylberth | 84 | 1 | / |
| Athelberth | 84 | 1 | / |
| Atelbert | 82 | 4 | / |
| Etilbert | 82 | 3 | / |
| Otelbert | 82 | 1 | / |
| Etalbert | 82 | 1 | / |
| Athalbert | 78 | 3 | / |
| Jetlebert | 78 | 2 | / |
| Athelbart | 78 | 1 | / |
| Edtilbert | 78 | 1 | / |
| Estilbert | 78 | 1 | / |
| Estealber | 78 | 1 | / |
| Etelbirth | 78 | 1 | / |
| Etilberth | 78 | 1 | / |
| Eutilbert | 78 | 1 | / |
| Etelver | 75 | 2 | / |
| Atlbert | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ethalbartt | 74 | 5 | / |
| Ethilbirth | 74 | 1 | / |
| Atalbert | 71 | 4 | / |
| Atolbert | 71 | 2 | / |
| Atelbart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atilbert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Euthilbirth | 70 | 1 | / |
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