Philibert Forename
35,744th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 21,567 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar
Philibert Forename Definition:
M. Teutonic, ‘will-bright,’ i. e. ‘keen-willed.’ Somewhat obsolescent, it merits survival if only in honour of the C7 French Philibert, founder of two abbeys, reclaimer of waste lands, and hero in the face of exile imposed more than once ‘by the lawless potentates of his age’ (Benedictines).
Read More About This ForenamePhilibert Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 100% | 11,790 | 1:2,004 | 476 |
| Rwanda | - | 2,417 | 1:4,705 | 866 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1,942 | 1:27,182 | 2,485 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1,194 | 1:18,099 | 1,696 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 1,000 | 1:73,828 | 4,264 |
| France | 99% | 650 | 1:102,262 | 2,232 |
| Burkina Faso | 99% | 606 | 1:30,329 | 2,442 |
| Benin | 100% | 462 | 1:22,891 | 2,346 |
| Haiti | 100% | 462 | 1:23,219 | 1,861 |
| Ghana | - | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| Canada | 100% | 171 | 1:193,762 | 7,471 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 124 | 1:186,096 | 9,428 |
| Belgium | 100% | 70 | 1:164,143 | 4,443 |
| United States | 100% | 57 | 1:6,360,298 | 73,749 |
| Senegal | 100% | 56 | 1:260,381 | 4,645 |
| Germany | 100% | 40 | 1:2,416,947 | 12,954 |
| Philippines | 97% | 38 | 1:2,789,723 | 56,834 |
| Burundi | - | 36 | 1:275,182 | 656 |
| Uganda | 100% | 32 | 1:1,279,904 | 20,143 |
| French Polynesia | - | 27 | 1:10,293 | 1,329 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 25 | 1:7,102,574 | 96,430 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 24 | 1:704,253 | 14,544 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 16 | 1:6,097,508 | 12,067 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 13 | 1:631,807 | 9,098 |
| Brazil | - | 11 | 1:19,476,014 | 191,600 |
| Thailand | 100% | 10 | 1:7,006,581 | 112,087 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 7 | 1:1,164,616 | 79,875 |
| Liberia | 100% | 5 | 1:882,412 | 21,482 |
| South Africa | 100% | 5 | 1:10,906,530 | 170,325 |
| England | 100% | 5 | 1:11,120,584 | 76,686 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 5 | 1:21,949 | 2,239 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 4 | 1:44,454 | 3,465 |
| Mali | 100% | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Jamaica | - | 3 | 1:961,076 | 14,069 |
| Finland | 75% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Argentina | 50% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| India | 100% | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
Philibert (14,794) may also be a surname.
Philibert Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
M. Teutonic, ‘will-bright,’ i. e. ‘keen-willed.’ Somewhat obsolescent, it merits survival if only in honour of the C7 French Philibert, founder of two abbeys, reclaimer of waste lands, and hero in the face of exile imposed more than once ‘by the lawless potentates of his age’ (Benedictines).
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A name derived from the Old German name Philobertus, Filiberthus; from viel-brecht, very distinguished (prœclarus).
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Teutonic (masculine) - Beloved and bright.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Philibert Forename Popularity
Philibert Demographics
Philibert Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philiberth | 95 | 99 | / |
| Phillibert | 95 | 95 | / |
| Philiberte | 95 | 43 | / |
| Philiebert | 95 | 1 | / |
| Philiber | 94 | 25 | / |
| Pilibert | 94 | 11 | / |
| Philiberthe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Philibart | 89 | 10 | / |
| Phylibert | 89 | 6 | / |
| Philebert | 89 | 6 | / |
| Philybert | 89 | 2 | / |
| Piliberth | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fhilibert | 89 | 1 | / |
| Piolibert | 89 | 1 | / |
| Philiberd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Philibere | 89 | 1 | / |
| Philivert | 89 | 1 | / |
| Philliber | 89 | 1 | / |
| Philubert | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phelibert | 89 | 1 | / |
| Piliber | 88 | 5 | / |
| Phillubert | 84 | 1 | / |
| Phillebert | 84 | 1 | / |
| Philibarth | 84 | 1 | / |
| Phyllibert | 84 | 1 | / |
| Phyliberte | 84 | 1 | / |
| Filibert | 82 | 868 | / |
| Pelibert | 82 | 8 | / |
| Pailiber | 82 | 4 | / |
| Philiver | 82 | 3 | / |
| Vilibert | 82 | 2 | / |
| Philyber | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pulibert | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pilibear | 82 | 1 | / |
| Filiberth | 78 | 26 | / |
| Filiberte | 78 | 2 | / |
| Phelybert | 78 | 1 | / |
| Filisbert | 78 | 1 | / |
| Filiberts | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fhillieberth | 76 | 1 | / |
| Filiber | 75 | 46 | / |
| Viliber | 75 | 1 | / |
| Piliver | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phulibarth | 74 | 1 | / |
| Felibert | 71 | 163 | / |
| Fulibert | 71 | 10 | / |
| Filebert | 71 | 5 | / |
| Filivert | 71 | 2 | / |
| Filibere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Filibart | 71 | 2 | / |
| Velibert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Philever | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelivert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pelebert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pilibair | 71 | 1 | / |
| Filybert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Felisbert | 67 | 9 | / |
| Feliberth | 67 | 5 | / |
| Filhubert | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vileubert | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phulibard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feliberte | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Philibert