Hubert

A male given name from the Germanic languages, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.

Proper noun

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.
    • An if an angel should have come to me And told me Hubert should put out mine eyes I would not have believed him; no tongue but Hubert's. - Act IV, Scene I
  2. A surname.

Origin

From Old French Hubert, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“mind”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”). See Saint Hubert.

Forms

Huberts Hubertus Hubbart

Derived

Saint-Hubert St Huberts Island