Norbert
Norbert is a male name .
Origin and meaning of the name
Norbert is an old Germanic given name and consists of Nor "north" and beraht "shiny". The name was particularly popular in France and Germany. It is now extremely rarely given. A variant of the name "Norbert" is also "Nordbert", which is also composed of "nor" and "björt". This name occurs mainly in Scandinavia. "Norberto" is a variant of "Norbert" in Spanish. The founder of the Premonstratensian Order Norbert von Xanten lived in the 11th and 12th. Century and was Archbishop of Magdeburg. He was canonized in 1582.
variant
name day
- June 6th , refers to Norbert von Xanten , a German Order Founder ( Premonstratensian ) and Archbishop of the 11th century, who was canonized in 1582.
Name bearer
First name
- Norbert († 697), Hausmeier of Neustria (687-95)
- Norbert von Brandenburg († 1205), Bishop of Brandenburg
- Norbert von Xanten (1080 / 85–1134), founder of the Premonstratensian Order, Archbishop of Magdeburg
- Norbert Abels (* 1953), German dramaturge, journalist, cultural scientist and musician
- Norbert Angermann (* 1936), German university professor
- Norbert Blüm (1935–2020), German politician (CDU), author and cabaret artist
- Norbert Brinkmann (* 1952), German soccer player
- Norbert Darabos (* 1964), Austrian politician
- Norbert Dickel (* 1961) German soccer player and stadium announcer
- Norbert Dobeleit (* 1964), German athlete and television presenter
- Norbert Eder (1955–2019), German soccer player
- Norbert Elias (1897–1990), German sociologist and psychologist
- Norbert Gallinnis (* 1967), German correspondence chess player
- Norbert Gastell (1929–2015), German actor and voice actor
- Norbert Gebhardt (* 1948), German process engineer and university professor
- Norbert Geis (* 1939), German politician (CSU)
- Norbert von Hannenheim (1898–1945), German composer
- Norbert Haug (* 1952), German journalist, head of motorsport at Mercedes-Benz
- Norbert Heisterkamp (* 1962), German actor
- Norbert Heß (1942–2013), German soccer player
- Norbert Hofer (* 1971), Austrian politician (FPÖ)
- Norbert Conrad Kaser (1947–1978), South Tyrolean poet
- Norbert Koof (* 1955), German show jumper
- Norbert Kühne (* 1941), German writer
- Norbert Lammert (* 1948), German politician (CDU)
- Norbert Langerwisch (* 1951), German politician and police officer
- Norbert Lehmann (* 1960), German journalist and television presenter
- Norbert Lichtenecker (1897–1938), Austrian geographer
- Norbert Meier (* 1958), German soccer coach and former soccer player
- Norbert Nachtweih (* 1957), German soccer player
- Norbert Nigbur (* 1948), German soccer player
- Norbert Oellers (* 1936), German specialist in German
- Norbert Rohringer (1927–2009), Austrian actor
- Norbert Röttgen (* 1965), German politician (CDU)
- Norbert Scheed (1962-2014), Austrian politician (SPÖ)
- Norbert Scheuer (* 1951), German writer
- Norbert Schmitz (* 1933), German physicist and university professor
- Norbert Schmitz (* 1939), German mathematician and university professor
- Norbert Schmitz (1958–1998), German soccer player
- Norbert Schultze (1911–2002), German composer
- Norbert Schramm (* 1960), German figure skater
- Norbert Schwontkowski (1949–2013), German painter and university professor
- Norbert Spaniol , German pool player
- Norbert Sternmut (* 1958), German writer and painter
- Norbert Peter Stiles, known as Nobby Stiles (* 1942), English football player
- Norbert Szécsi (* 1990 or 1991), Hungarian poker player
- Norbert Thiede (* 1949), German discus thrower
- Norbert Thom (1946–2019), German economist
- Norbert Trelle (* 1942), German clergyman, emeritus bishop of Hildesheim
- Norbert Walter (1944–2012), German economist, chief economist at Deutsche Bank
- Norbert Walter-Borjans (* 1952), German politician (SPD), state minister
- Norbert Wiener (1894–1964), American mathematician
- Norbert Wieselhuber (* 1949), German management consultant
- Norbert Zeilberger (1969–2012), Austrian organist, harpsichordist and pianist
family name
- Hannah Norbert (1916–1998), Austro-British actress and cabaret artist
Church building
Some churches bear the name Sankt Norbert (see Norbertkirche )
Movies
Comic characters
- the notorious Norbert the drug investigator in the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Gilbert Sheltons
Bands
- Norbert & the Cowards (Mantasong)