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

• Egbert
• Eckbert
• Ecgbert

Individual evidence

1. ^ Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE); on-line
2. ^ Gerhard Köbler : Old English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 2003, online