Ecgberht
Ecgberht (also Egbert ) is an Anglo-Saxon male given name . The name is composed of the elements Ecg- (= "cutting edge, sword") and -berht / -beorht (= "shiny, noble, splendid"). Significant namesake are:
- Ecgberht I (Kent) , King of Kent (664–673)
- Ecgberht (Rathmelsigi) , monk priest in the Rathmelsigi monastery , Christian saint and possibly bishop of Lindisfarne (639–729)
- Ecgberht (York) , Bishop of York (732–735), Archbishop of York (735–766)
- Ecgberht II (Kent) , King of Kent (764–784)
- Egbert von Lindisfarne , Bishop of Lindisfarne (802–821)
- Egbert of Wessex , King of Wessex (802-839)
- Ecgberht I (Northumbria) , King of Northumbria (867–872)
- Ecgberht II (Northumbria) , King of Northumbria (876–878)
- see also
Individual evidence
- ^ Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE); on-line
- ^ Gerhard Köbler : Old English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 2003, online