Humbert
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Humbert
- /ˈhʌm.bət/ UK
- /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/ US
Where it comes from
From Old English Hunbeorht, from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”). Name of a Flemish saint, and of Italian royalty.
proper noun
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English. "Humbert Humbert", their author, had died in legal captivity, - - - And I have toyed with many pseudonyms for myself before I hit a particularly apt one. There are in my notes "Otto Otto" and "Mesmer Mesmer" and "Lambert Lambert", but for some reason I think my choice expresses the nastiness best.
Translations
Talk about this word "Humbert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/humbert. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Humbert. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/humbert "Humbert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/humbert.Cite this
@misc{humbert_2026,
title = {Humbert},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humbert},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
