Elbert
Elbert is a German family name.
Origin and meaning
The family name Elbert is a family name derived from the old German nickname Agilbrecht (agil / egil + beraht = sword + shiny / famous). With around 2330 namesake and different emphases, the name is above average.
variants
- Ehlbracht 15 namesake in the Bielefeld area
- Eilbrecht 180 namesake in the Höxter area
- Eilebrecht 170 namesake in the Höxter area
- Eilbracht 130 namesake in the Herford area
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Ehlebracht 450 in Lippe
- Peter Ehlebracht (* 1940), an integral part of the musical comedian group Insterburg & Co. in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Elbracht 880 namesake in the Gütersloh area
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Elbrächter 70 namesake in the Bielefeld area
- Alexander Elbrächter (1908–1995), German politician
- Dirk Elbrächter (* 1972), German television presenter
- Ellebracht 400 namesake in the Münsterland area
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Ellbracht 85 namesake in the Unna area
- Harry Ellbracht (* 1953), German soccer player
- Theodor Ellbracht (1893–1958), German educator and writer
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Ellebrecht 200 namesake in the Osnabrück - Höxter area
- Anton Günther von Ellebrecht (1600–1681) , Royal Danish Major General and Chief of the Oldenburg National Infantry Regiment
- Elbers 1960 namesake in the Kleve and Soltau-Fallingbostel area
- Dirk Elbers (* 1959), Lord Mayor of the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital Düsseldorf since 2008
Name bearer
First name
- Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915), American writer, publisher and philosopher
family name
- Johannes Elbert (1878–1915), German geographer and explorer
- Klaus Elbert (* 1960), German soccer player
- Samuel Elbert (1740–1788), American trader and soldier
- Samuel Hitt Elbert (1833–1899), American politician and territorial governor of Colorado from 1873 to 1874
- Thomas Elbert (* 1950), neuropsychologist
Name of geographic objects
Places in the United States:
- Elbert, Colorado , in Elbert County
- Elbert, Texas , in Throckmorton County
- Elbert, West Virginia , in McDowell County
Furthermore, the Mount Elbert in the Rocky Mountains and the administrative units Elbert County in Georgia and Elbert County in Colorado bear this name.
Names of companies
- Elbert Motor Car Company , former American automobile manufacturer
swell
- ^ Hans Bahlow : German name dictionary. Family and first names explained according to their origin and meaning. License issue. Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach 1990, ISBN 3-8112-0294-4 .