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ˈɛg bərteg·bert

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Egbertnoun

    king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)

Wiktionary

  1. Egbertnoun

    A male given name from Old English.

  2. Etymology: From Old English Ecgberht, name of early English kings, from Old English ecg ("edge (of a blade)") beorht ("bright").

Wikipedia

  1. Egbert

    Egbert is a name that derives from old Germanic words meaning "bright edge", such as that of a blade. Anglo-Saxon variant spellings include Ecgberht (Old English pronunciation: [ˈedʒberˠxt]) and Ecgbert. German variant spellings include Ekbert and Ecbert.

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  1. egbert

    Egbert is typically a male given name of Germanic origin, consisting of 'ecg' meaning "edge of a sword" and 'beorht' meaning "bright" or "famous". It was a common name in England from the 7th to the 14th century, brought back to some popularity in the 19th century due to its historic significance. It's not commonly used today. It's not a term or concept with a general definition, but a personal name.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Egbert

    king of Wessex, a descendant of Cedric the founder; after an exile of 13 years at the court of Charlemagne ascended the throne in 800; reigned till 809, governing his people in tranquillity, when, by successful wars with the other Saxon tribes, he in two years became virtual king of all England, and received the revived title of Bretwalda; d. 837.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. EGBERT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Egbert is ranked #6651 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Egbert surname appeared 5,089 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Egbert.

    94.8% or 4,825 total occurrences were White.
    1.7% or 90 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.5% or 81 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.9% or 47 total occurrences were Black.
    0.6% or 31 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.2% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of egbert in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of egbert in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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