Hubert

Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from hug "mind" and beraht "bright".[1] It also occurs as a surname.

Hubert
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameGermanic
Meaning"mind-bright"
Other names
Related namesHugubert, Hughbert, Hubrecht, Hugubrecht, Hubertus

Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers.

People with the given name Hubert

This is a small selection of articles on people named Hubert; for a comprehensive list see instead All pages with titles beginning with Hubert.

Fictional characters

  • Hubert Ambrewster, a character on the TV sitcom The Ropers
  • Hubert Cumberdale, a fictional character from David Firth's Salad Fingers
  • Huey Duck, full name Hubert Duck
  • Hubert, titular pig in the French animated comedy series Hubert and Takako
  • King Hubert, a fictional character from the 1959 Disney film Sleeping Beauty
  • Lieutenant Hubert Gruber, a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
  • Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, a fictional professor from Futurama
  • Hubert von Vestra, a character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  • Hubert Oswell, a character from Tales of Graces

People with the surname Hubert

  • Allison Hubert (1901–1978), American football player
  • Andy Hubert (born 1990), German footballer
  • Anthoine Hubert (1996–2019), French racing driver
  • David Hubert (born 1988), Belgian footballer
  • Étienne Hubert (disambiguation), several people
  • Guy Hubert Mamihasindrahona (born 1979), Malagasy footballer
  • Henri Hubert (1872–1927), French archaeologist and sociologist
  • Janet Hubert (born 1956), American film and television actress
  • Konrad Hubert (1507–1577), German Reformed theologian
  • Laëtitia Hubert (born 1974), French figure skater
  • Tom Hubert (born 1964), American road course racer

Variations

Popularity

In England and Wales, Hubert was the 65th most commonly given male name in 1904, 71st in 1914 and 87th in 1924. By 1934 it had dropped out of the Top 100.[2]

See also

  • Heber, Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic given name Éibhear
  • Hebert, a Germanic given name
  • Hibbert, given name derived from Hildebert
  • Huber, German occupational surname

References

  1. Hubert at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands.
  2. Popular Baby Names, 1904 - 1994 (UK Office of National Statistics)
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