Hubert
Hubert is a male given name of Germanic origin and a family name . Female forms of the first name are Huberta and Hubertine .
Origin and meaning
The first part of the name, originally: hug- (see also: Hugo ), means something like : thinking spirit, mind, memory. Compare Dutch : heugen = memory; heuglijk = happy (which one likes to remember).
The second part of the name, originally: -berht, -brecht, (see also: Albert , Robert ) means something like : shiny (literally and figuratively). Compare English : bright = shiny.
The whole name should mean: Shining through his mind. The name was Latinized to: Hubertus and modified to Huppert .
name day
- May 30th after the death of Hubert von Maastricht on May 30th, 727
- 3rd November after the bones of Hubert von Maastricht were taken into the Ardennes monastery Andagium on 3rd November 825
Name bearer
First name
- Hubert Aiwanger (* 1971), German politician
- Hubert Arnold (1945–2019), American musician
- Hubert Aussie (* 1938), American basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters
- Hubert Berchtold (painter) (1922–1983), Austrian painter and graphic artist
- Hubert Berenbrinker (* 1950), German clergyman, Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Paderborn
- Hubert Berke (1908–1979), German painter and graphic artist
- Hubert Cecil Booth (1871–1955), British engineer
- Hubert Bradel (1920–2002), Polish horn player
- Hubert Bruhs (1922–2005), German sculptor
- Hubert Bruls (* 1966), Dutch politician
- Hubert Burda (* 1940), German art historian and publisher
- Hubert Burghardt (* 1958), German cabaret artist
- Hubert Claessen (1913–2005), German lawyer and football functionary
- Hubert Cornfield (1929-2006), American film director, producer and screenwriter
- Hubert Curien (1924–2005), French politician and physicist
- Hubert Deittert (1941–2020), German politician
- Hubert Deuringer (1924–2014), German music teacher, arranger and orchestra leader
- Hubert Distler (1919–2004), German painter and graphic artist
- Hubert Doppmeier (1944–1992), German politician
- Hubert Christian Ehalt (* 1949), Austrian professor of social history
- Hubert Engels (engineer) (1854–1945), German hydraulic engineer and university professor
- Hubert Erichlandwehr (* 1965), German politician (CDU), mayor of Holte-Stukenbrock Castle
- Hubert van Es (1941–2009), Dutch photojournalist
- Hubert Fol (1925–1995), French jazz musician
- Hubert Gloger (* 1934), German soccer player
- Hubert von Goisern (actually Hubert Achleitner; * 1952), Austrian musician
- Hubert Haensel (* 1952), German writer
- Hubert von Herkomer (1849–1914), German-English artist
- Hubert Hoffmann (1904–1999), Austrian architect, sculptor, painter
- Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978), Vice President of the United States of America
- Hubert Kah (* 1961), German musician
- Hubert Kiecol (* 1950), German artist
- Hubert Kleinert (* 1954), German politician
- Hubert Kramar (* 1948), Austrian actor, director, producer and actionist
- Hubert Łopotko (* 1987), Polish pool player
- Hubertus of Liège , patron saint of the hunters
- Hubert Luttenberger (* 1926), motorcycle racer
- Coutoucou Hubert Maga (1916–2000), President of Dahomey , today's Benin
- Hubert Marischka (1882–1959), Austrian director and screenwriter
- Hubert Mayr (1913–1945), Austrian socialist and resistance fighter against fascism and National Socialism
- Hubert von Meyerinck (1896–1971), German actor
- Hubert Mütherich (1912–1941), officer in the German Air Force and fighter pilot in World War II
- Hubert Negele (1919–1994), Liechtenstein ski racer
- Hubert Neuper (* 1960), Austrian ski jumper
- Hubert Pfoch (1920–2008), Austrian politician
- Hubert Raudaschl (* 1942), Austrian sailor
- Hubert Rehm (alias Siegfried Bär ; * 1951), German publicist, author and publisher
- Hubert Salentin (1822–1910), German painter
- Hubert Scheibl (* 1952), Austrian painter
- Hubert Schirneck (* 1962), German writer
- Hubert Schoemaker (1950–2006), Dutch-American chemist and biotechnologist
- Hubert Schwarz (extreme athlete) (* 1954), extreme athlete and author
- Hubert Schwarz (skier) (* 1960), Olympic champion in Nordic combined
- Hans-Hubert Sonntag (* 1954), German chess player
- Hubert Strolz (* 1962), Austrian ski racer and Olympic champion
- Hubert Suschka (1925–1986), German actor
- Hubert Trimmel (1924–2013), Austrian geologist
- Hans-Hubert Vogts , known as Berti Vogts (* 1946), German football player and coach
- Hubert Weiger (* 1947), German conservationist
- Hubert Weinzierl (* 1935), German conservationist
- Hubert Wilfan (1922–2007), Austrian sculptor
- Hubert Wolf (musician) (1934–1981), German wind orchestra leader
- Hubert Wolf (theologian) (* 1959), German Catholic theologian and church historian
family name
- Ali Hubert ( Albert Hubert ; 1878–1940), Austrian painter and costume designer
- Aline Mayrisch de Saint-Hubert (1874–1947), Luxembourg women's rights activist, lady of society and philanthropist
- André Hubert (around 1634–1700), French comedian
- Andreas Hubert (* 1990), German soccer player
- Anthoine Hubert (1996–2019), French racing car driver
- Bernd Hubert (* 1952), German soccer player
- Christian Gottlob Hubert (1714–1793), German instrument maker
- Claude Hubert (1914–1977), French walker
- David Hubert (* 1988), Belgian football player
- Dumitru Hubert (1899–1934), Romanian pilot and bobsledder
- Elinor Hubert (1900–1973), German politician (SPD)
- Emil Hubert (1887–1945), German chemist
- Ernest Hubert (1899–1988), Swiss painter
- Erwin Hubert (painter) (1883–1963), Austrian painter
- Erwin Hubert (judge) (* 1951), German judge
- Eva Hubert (* 1950), German politician (GAL)
- Fred Hubert (* 1930), German writer
- Guy Hubert (* 1979), Malagasy football player
- Helmut Hubert (* 1937), German entrepreneur
- Henri Hubert (1872–1927), French archaeologist and sociologist
- Janet Hubert (born 1956), American actress
- Jean-Baptiste Hubert (1781–1845), French engineer
- Jean-Loup Hubert (* 1949), French director
- Jean-Pierre Hubert (1941-2006), French writer
- Konrad Hubert (1507–1577), German theologian and hymn composer
- Kurt Hubert (1879–1957), German classical philologist
- Laetitia Hubert (* 1974), French figure skater
- Mathias Hubert (1892–1964), Romanian architect
- Mayo Hubert (* 1977), French jazz guitarist
- Melanie Hubert (* 1988), German soccer player, coach and physiotherapist
- Nikolaus Hubert (1927–2015), German politician (CDU), MdL Saarland
- René Hubert (1895–1976), Swiss costume designer
- Robert "Lucky" Hubert († 1666), French watchmaker, see Great Fire of London #Search for someone to blame
- Robert Hubert (1908–1978), French film architect
- Roger Hubert (1903–1964), French cameraman
- Werner Hubert (1896–1947), German railway photographer
- Yvonne Hubert (1895–1988), Canadian music teacher and pianist
Hubert as a place name
- Hubert (North Carolina) , United States
- Hubert slide , France
See also
Web links
Wiktionary: Hubert - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Commons : Hubert - album with pictures, videos and audio files
