Adalbert
Adalbert is a German male given name .
Origin and meaning of the name
The name is made up of the Old High German words adal (noble disposition) and beraht / bereht (shiny, famous). Albert is a shortened form of the name .
It corresponds to the old English Æþelbeorht or Æþelbriht , from which the surname Albright developed.
name day
Possible name days are:
- April 23: St. Adalbert of Prague (Catholic, Protestant)
- June 20: St. Adalbert von Magdeburg (Catholic)
- November 26th: St. Albert (Adalbert) von Oberaltaich (Catholic)
Name variants
- Æthelberht
- Adalbrecht, Adalbero , Adelbert , Albero, Albert , Albrecht , Delbert , Edelbert
- female: Adalberta, Adelberta, Alberta ,
- Low German: Ahlert
- Italian, Portuguese, Spanish: Adalberto
- Polish: Wojciech
- Hungarian: Béla
Saints named Adalbert or Albert
St. Adalbert ( Adalbert of Prague ) was originally called Vojtěch. He received the name Adalbert as a company name from his mentor Adalbert von Magdeburg , who was later canonized bishop. That is why the Slavic names Vojtěch, Wojciech etc. are considered to be variants of the name Adalbert, although etymologically they are not related to the name Adalbert.
Saint Adalbert and Albert are also referred to as:
- Saint Albert of Liège (1160–1192), Bishop of Reims, also known as Saint Albrecht I of Leuven;
- Saint Albert the Great (1200–1280), Bishop of Cologne, also known as Albertus Magnus, Albertus Teutonicus, Albertus Coloniensis, Albert the German, Albert von Lauingen.
Well-known namesake
- Adalbert (Mainz) , Bishop of Mainz , (around 500)
- Adalbert (Dux) († 723), Duke of Alsace
- Adalbert I (Tuscany) , Margrave of Tuscany
- Adalbert I (Worms) , Adalbert I of Rheinfelden (* around 1020, † 1070), Benedictine and from 1065 to 1070 Bishop of Worms
- Adalbert Fuchs (abbot) , Adalbert II. Fuchs (1868–1930), abbot of Göttweig Abbey
- Adalbert II. Von Ballenstedt (around 1030-1080), Count von Ballenstedt
- Adalbert von Bayern (1886–1970), German historian and writer
- Adalbert von Bayern (1828–1875), Prince of Bavaria and Hereditary Prince of Greece
- Adalbert von Beuthen
- Adalbert I. von Freising , Archbishop of Freising around 1170
- Adalbert I of Salzburg († 874), Archbishop of Salzburg (873–874)
- Adalbert II of Salzburg (around 875–935), Archbishop of Salzburg (923–935)
- Adalbert II. (Worms) († 1107), nobleman, bishop of Worms
- Adalbert III. of Bohemia (1145–1200), Archbishop of Salzburg (1168–1177 and 1182–1200)
- Adalbert von Bremen (~ 1000–1072), Archbishop of Bremen and Hamburg
- Adalbert the Illustrious († around 900/906), Count in Thurgau, Albgau, Hegau and the Bertholdsbaar
- Adelbert von Chamisso (1781–1838), German poet
- Adalbert Durrer (1950–2008), Swiss politician
- Adalbert Ebner (1861–1898), German Catholic priest and author
- Adalbert von Entringen (11th and 12th centuries), noble lord in Entringen
- Adalbert von Fohnsdorf († 1322), from 1293 to 1322 Bishop of Chiemsee
- Adalbert III., Adalbert von Harstall OSB (1737–1814), last Prince-Bishop of Fulda
- Adalbert I of Ivrea († 923), Margrave of Ivrea
- Adalbert II of Ivrea (~ 936–971), Margrave of Ivrea
- Adalbert H. Lhota (* 1946), chairman of the AvD
- Adalbert von Lothringen (1000-1048), Duke of Lorraine
- Adalbert Luczkowski (1900–1971), German musician
- Adalbert Matkowsky (1857–1909), German actor
- Adalbert von Falkenstein (1671–1739), bishop in Timisoara
- Adalbert von Magdeburg (~ 910–981), Bishop of Magdeburg
- Adalbert von Minden , bishop of Minden from 902 to 905
- George Adalbert von Mülverstedt (1825–1914), archivist and historian
- Adalbert of Pomerania († ~ 1162), bishop
- Adalbert of Prague († 997), Bishop of Prague
- Adalbert von Prussia (1811–1873), prince and founder of the first German navy
- Adalbert von Passau († 970), bishop
- Adalbert II of Regau , Count
- Adalbert of Saxony (1467–1484) (1467–1484), administrator of Mainz (1482–1484)
- Adalbert Rethi (1943–2008), Romanian-Hungarian table tennis player
- Adalbert the Victorious (~ 985–1055), Margrave of Austria, member of the Babenberg family
- Adalbert I of Saarbrücken († 1137), Archbishop of Mainz
- Adalbert II of Saarbrücken († 1141), Archbishop of Mainz
- Adalbert von Saffenberg († around 1110), Count of Saffenberg / Saffenburg
- Adalbert von Schauenburg († 1073), adversary of Otto von Northeim
- Adalbert Stifter (1805–1868), Austrian poet
- Adalbert II of Tuscany († 915), Margrave of Tuscany
- Adalbert I of Vermandois (around 915–987), Count of Vermandois, member of the Carolingian house
- Adalbert I. von Winterthur (* around 960-1030), Count of Winterthur
- Adalbert II of Winterthur (* around 1010–1053), Count of Winterthur
- Adalbert Prechtl (* 1949), former Vice Rector for Teaching at the Vienna University of Technology
As a family name
- Max Adalbert (1874–1933), German theater and film actor
See also
- Adelbert
- Adalbert Bridge in Berlin-Mitte; named after Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811–1873)
- Prince Adalbert
Web links
Wiktionary: Adalbert - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
