Albert

See also: Albèrt

English

Etymology

From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from French/Norman Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name. Regardless of the exact route, it is a doublet of Ethelbert. It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæl.bɚt/

Proper noun

Albert (plural Alberts)

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1862 Alfred Tennyson, The Idylls of the King: Dedication:

     Thou noble Father of her Kings to be - - - / Dear to thy land and ours, a Prince indeed, / Beyond all titles, and a household name, / Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good.

   • 1956 Eddie Condon, Thomas Sugrue: We Called it Music: A Generation of Jazz. Peter Davies 1956. page 40:

     Helena was not flattered. "Albert just doesn't appreciate music," she said. They all called me Albert then. I thought it was a fine name; I like elegance.

   • 2000 Anne Enright, What Are You Like?, Random House (2001), →ISBN, page 85:

     Hogan, Byrne, O'Brien. She stopped at one name. Albert Delahunty — what Catholic in their right mind would call a child Albert?

2. A patronymic surname transferred from the given name
3. A constituency in Belize
4. A city in Kansas
5. A rural municipality of Manitoba
6. A town in New South Wales
7. A ghost town in Texas

Derived terms

• Albert chain
• Albert crape, Albert crepe
• Albert Lea
• Prince Albert

Related terms

• pet forms: Al, Bert, Bertie
• variants: Ethelbert
• female given names: Alberta, Albertina, Albertine

Translations

male given name

• Arabic: أَلْبِرْت m (ʾalbert)
• Armenian: Ալբերտ (hy) (Albert)
• Basque: Alberta
• Breton: Alberz
• Catalan: Albert (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 艾伯特 (Àibótè)

• Czech: Albert (cs) m
• Danish: Albert
• Dutch: Albert (nl)
• Esperanto: Alberto
• Estonian: Albert (et)
• Finnish: Pertti (fi)
• French: Albert (fr) m
• Galician: Alberte (gl)
• Georgian: ალბერტი (alberṭi)
• German: Albert (de) m, Edlerbrecht m
• Greek: Άλβέρτος m (Álvértos)
• Greenlandic: Aalipak
• Hawaiian: ʻAlapaki
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• Hebrew: אַלְבֶּרט (álbert)
• Hungarian: Albert (hu)
• Icelandic: Aðalbjartur
• Irish: Ailbhe
• Italian: Alberto (it)
• Japanese: アルバート (Arubāto)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: Albertus (la) m
• Latvian: Alberts m
• Lithuanian: Albertas
• Maltese: Albert, Bertu
• Norwegian: Albert (no)
• Old English: Æþelbeorht
• Persian: آلبرت (âlbert)
• Portuguese: Alberto (pt) m
• Russian: Альбе́рт (ru) m (Alʹbért)
• Scottish Gaelic: Ailbeart
• Spanish: Alberto (es) m
• Swedish: Albert (sv)
• West Frisian: Albert

Noun

Albert (plural Alberts)

1. Synonym of Albert chain

Anagrams

• Bartel, Bartle, Tabler, balter, labret, tabler

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Azerbaijani

Proper noun

Albert

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əlˈβɛrt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əlˈbɛrt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [alˈbɛɾt]

Proper noun

Albert m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Albert, from Old English Æþelbeorht, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz.

Proper noun

Albert

1. a male given name from the Germanic languages.

Derived terms

• Abet

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalbɛrt]

Proper noun

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

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Danish

Proper noun

Albert

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Related terms

• female given name: Alberte

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.bərt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Al‧bert

Proper noun

Albert m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Related terms

• Albrecht, Albertus, Bert, Bertus, Adalbert, Adelbert, Aalbert, Aalbrecht, Alprecht, Alpert

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Estonian

Proper noun

Albert

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

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Faroese

Proper noun

Albert m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Albert: Albertsson
• daughter of Albert: Albertsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Albert
Accusative	Albert
Dative	Alberti
Genitive	Alberts

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlbert/, [ˈɑ̝lbe̞rt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑlbert
• Syllabification^(key): Al‧bert

Proper noun

Albert

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Usage notes

• Chiefly used as a middle name.

Declension

Inflection of Albert (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Albert	Albertit
genitive		Albertin	Albertien
partitive		Albertia	Alberteja
illative		Albertiin	Alberteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Albert	Albertit
accusative	nom.	Albert	Albertit
	gen.	Albertin
genitive		Albertin	Albertien
partitive		Albertia	Alberteja
inessive		Albertissa	Alberteissa
elative		Albertista	Alberteista
illative		Albertiin	Alberteihin
adessive		Albertilla	Alberteilla
ablative		Albertilta	Alberteilta
allative		Albertille	Alberteille
essive		Albertina	Alberteina
translative		Albertiksi	Alberteiksi
abessive		Albertitta	Alberteitta
instructive		—	Albertein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Albert (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Albertini Albertini accusative nom. Albertini Albertini gen. Albertini genitive Albertini Albertieni partitive Albertiani Albertejani inessive Albertissani Alberteissani elative Albertistani Alberteistani illative Albertiini Alberteihini adessive Albertillani Alberteillani ablative Albertiltani Alberteiltani allative Albertilleni Alberteilleni essive Albertinani Alberteinani translative Albertikseni Alberteikseni abessive Albertittani Alberteittani instructive — — comitative — Alberteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Albertisi Albertisi accusative nom. Albertisi Albertisi gen. Albertisi genitive Albertisi Albertiesi partitive Albertiasi Albertejasi inessive Albertissasi Alberteissasi elative Albertistasi Alberteistasi illative Albertiisi Alberteihisi adessive Albertillasi Alberteillasi ablative Albertiltasi Alberteiltasi allative Albertillesi Alberteillesi essive Albertinasi Alberteinasi translative Albertiksesi Alberteiksesi abessive Albertittasi Alberteittasi instructive — — comitative — Alberteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Albertimme Albertimme accusative nom. Albertimme Albertimme gen. Albertimme genitive Albertimme Albertiemme partitive Albertiamme Albertejamme inessive Albertissamme Alberteissamme elative Albertistamme Alberteistamme illative Albertiimme Alberteihimme adessive Albertillamme Alberteillamme ablative Albertiltamme Alberteiltamme allative Albertillemme Alberteillemme essive Albertinamme Alberteinamme translative Albertiksemme Alberteiksemme abessive Albertittamme Alberteittamme instructive — — comitative — Alberteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Albertinne Albertinne accusative nom. Albertinne Albertinne gen. Albertinne genitive Albertinne Albertienne partitive Albertianne Albertejanne inessive Albertissanne Alberteissanne elative Albertistanne Alberteistanne illative Albertiinne Alberteihinne adessive Albertillanne Alberteillanne ablative Albertiltanne Alberteiltanne allative Albertillenne Alberteillenne essive Albertinanne Alberteinanne translative Albertiksenne Alberteiksenne abessive Albertittanne Alberteittanne instructive — — comitative — Alberteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Albertinsa Albertinsa accusative nom. Albertinsa Albertinsa gen. Albertinsa genitive Albertinsa Albertiensa partitive Albertiaan Albertiansa Albertejaan Albertejansa inessive Albertissaan Albertissansa Alberteissaan Alberteissansa elative Albertistaan Albertistansa Alberteistaan Alberteistansa illative Albertiinsa Alberteihinsa adessive Albertillaan Albertillansa Alberteillaan Alberteillansa ablative Albertiltaan Albertiltansa Alberteiltaan Alberteiltansa allative Albertilleen Albertillensa Alberteilleen Alberteillensa essive Albertinaan Albertinansa Alberteinaan Alberteinansa translative Albertikseen Albertiksensa Alberteikseen Alberteiksensa abessive Albertittaan Albertittansa Alberteittaan Alberteittansa instructive — — comitative — Alberteineen Alberteinensa

Related terms

• Alpo, Pertti

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.bɛʁ/

• Audio (Paris):

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Proper noun

Albert ?

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Related terms

• female given names: Alberte, Albertine
• rare variant: Aubert
• pet forms: Bébert, Bertin

Anagrams

• tabler

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German

Etymology

Contraction of Adalbert, from Old High German adal (“noble”) + beraht (“bright”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Albert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Alberts)

1. a male given name.

Related terms

• Albrecht, Adalbert, Adelbert, Bert, Brecht, Albertus

Descendants

Transliterations

• Japanese: アルベルト (Aruberuto)

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlbɛrt]
• Hyphenation: Al‧bert

Proper noun

Albert

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Albert	Albertek
accusative	Albertet	Alberteket
dative	Albertnek	Alberteknek
instrumental	Alberttel	Albertekkel
causal-final	Albertért	Albertekért
translative	Albertté	Albertekké
terminative	Albertig	Albertekig
essive-formal	Albertként	Albertekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Albertben	Albertekben
superessive	Alberten	Alberteken
adessive	Albertnél	Alberteknél
illative	Albertbe	Albertekbe
sublative	Albertre	Albertekre
allative	Alberthez	Albertekhez
elative	Albertből	Albertekből
delative	Albertről	Albertekről
ablative	Alberttől	Albertektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	Alberté	Alberteké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Albertéi	Albertekéi

Possessive forms of Albert
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Albertem	Albertjeim
2nd person sing.	Alberted	Albertjeid
3rd person sing.	Albertje	Albertjei
1st person plural	Albertünk	Albertjeink
2nd person plural	Albertetek	Albertjeitek
3rd person plural	Albertjük	Albertjeik

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Albert

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɫbɛrt/

Proper noun

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Declension

Declension of Albert

	singular	plural
nominative	Albert	Albertovia
genitive	Alberta	Albertov
dative	Albertovi	Albertom
accusative	Alberta	Albertov
locative	Albertovi	Albertoch
instrumental	Albertom	Albertmi

Further reading

• “Albert”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

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Swedish

Etymology

First recorded in Sweden in 1283. Cognate with German and English Albert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹albæʈ/

Proper noun

Albert c (genitive Alberts)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Related terms

• pet form: Abbe
• female given name: Albertina