Hubert

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Hubert may refer to:

  • The European family name Hubert and first name.
    • As a family name it is explained as an abbreviation of Hubertz (Yiddish and Sorbian form of Huberowitz) meaning "Houber's son" or "(son) of Heber" or simply Heberite.
    • As a first name it is most commonly explained from Teutonic combining the elements Mind (Hu) + Bright (Bert). This is not surprising when considering its Huber element as a derivation of Heber.
  • Saint Hubert, first bishop of Liege, Belgium, was the "Apostle to the Ardennes;"
  • the French cheesemaking company Hubert.
  • Some communes in France start with Hubert (pro; HOO-behr), such as the Hubert-Folie

The name also occurs in the following variations:

  • Hubbard
  • Hubertas (Lithuania, s. Hubertas Grušnys)
  • Huppertz (Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, USA),
  • Hupperts
  • Huppert (France)
  • Hupert
  • Hobart
  • Hibbert
  • Kubers
  • Kober
  • Kubritz
  • Kupar
  • Heberite
  • Hubertus


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