Albert (given name)
Albert | |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Germanic |
Origin | |
Meaning | Noble and Bright |
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Albert is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic words adal "noble" and beraht - "bright".[1] Albert may refer to:
Translations
- Albanian: Albert
- Arabic: ألبرت
- Armenian: Ալբերտ (Albert)
- Bengali: আলবার্ট ( Ālabārṭa)
- Breton: Alberzh
- Catalan: Albert
- Simplified Chinese: 贵聪
- Croatian: Albert
- Czech: Albert
- Dutch: Albert
- Estonian: Albert
- Finnish: Albert, Alpertti
- French: Albert, pronounced: [albeʁ]
- Galician: Alberte, Alberto and Albertos
- Georgian: ალბერტ (Albert)
- German: Albrecht
- Greek: Αλβέρτος (Alvértos)
- Gujarati: આલ્બર્ટ ( Ālbarṭa)
- Hebrew: אלברט (Albert)
- Hindi: अल्बर्ट ( Albarṭa)
- Icelandic: Albert
- Italian: Alberto
- Japanese: アルバート ( Arubāto)
- Kannada: ಆಲ್ಬರ್ಟ್ ( Ālbarṭ)
- Khmer: អាល់ប៊ើត (Albeut)
- Korean: 알버트 (Albeoteu)
- Latin: Albertus
- Lithuanian: Albertas
- Mongolian: Альберт (Alibyert)
- Nepali: अल्बर्ट ( Albarṭa)
- Norwegian: Albert
- Old English: Æthelberht
- Persian: آلبرت
- Polish: Albert, Olbracht
- Portuguese: Alberto
- Punjabi: ਐਲਬਰਟ ( Ailabaraṭa)
- Russian: Альберт (Albert)
- Serbian: Алберт/Albert
- Slovak: Albert
- Slovene: Albert
- Spanish: Alberto
- Swedish: Albert
- Tamil: ஆல்பர்ட் ( Ālparṭ)
- Thai: อัลเบิร์ ( Xạlbeir̒)
- Turkish: Alper
- Tatar: Альберт (Albert)
- Urdu: البرٹ
- Yiddish: אַלבערט
Notable people named Albert
- Albert of Austria (disambiguation)
- St. Albert (disambiguation)
- Prince Albert (disambiguation)
- Albert of Aix (c. 1100), historian of the first crusade
- Albert I of Brandenburg (c. 1100–1170) Margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to 1170 and duke of Saxony from 1138 to 1142
- Albert of Riga (c. 1165–1229), third Bishop of Riga in Livonia
- Albert of Brunswick and Lunenburg-Wolfenbüttel (died 1395), as Albert II Prince-Archbishop of Bremen
- Albert II, Margrave of Meissen (c. 1240–1314), the son of Henry III, Margrave of Meißen and Constantia of Austria
- Albert of Sweden (1338–1412), king of Sweden
- Albert, Duke of Saxony (1443–1500), the younger son of Frederick II the Gentle
- Albert of Mainz (1490–1545), Elector and Archbishop of Mainz from 1514 to 1545 and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513 to 1545
- Albert I, Duke of Prussia (1490–1568), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order before converting to Lutheranism and becoming the first duke of Ducal Prussia
- Albert Alcibiades (1522–1557), Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
- Albert L'Ouvrier (1815–1895), French socialist statesman of the French Second Republic
- Albert, Prince Consort (1819–1861), Consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (1821–1901), French monarchist politician
- Albert, King of Saxony (1828–1873), the eldest son of Prince John
- Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922), the reigning Prince of Monaco from September 10, 1889 to June 26, 1922
- Albert I of Belgium (1875–1934), the third King of the Belgians
- Albert II of Belgium (1934–), the current King of the Belgians
- Albert II, Prince of Monaco (1958–), the head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco
- Albert Anae (born 1989), New Zealand-Australian Rugby League player
- Albert Axelrod (1921-2004), American foil fencer
- Albert Ayler (1936-1970), American jazz saxophonist
- Albert Bandura, psychologist
- Albert Bogen (Albert Bógathy; 1882-1961), Austrian saber fencer
- Albert Booth (1928–2010), British politician
- Albert Buckman Wharton, Jr. (a.k.a. Buster Wharton) (1909-1963), American rancher and polo player.
- Albert Ralph Campbell, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Albert Camus (1913–1960), French philosopher and novelist
- Albert Collins, blues singer-guitarist
- Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born theoretical physicist
- Albert Falco (1927–2012), French scuba diving pioneer
- Albert Finney, (1936–), English actor
- Albert Odulele, (1964-), Nigerian-british pastor, author and evangelist.
- Albert Fish (1870–1936), American serial killer and cannibal
- Elbert Guillory (1944–), Louisiana politician
- Albert Hardie, Jr. (1987–), American professional wrestler
- Albert Hofmann (1906–2008), Swiss chemist, inventor of LSD
- Albert Johnson, birth name of rapper Prodigy (rapper) of Mobb Deep
- Albert Lawrence Williams, Jr. (born 1934), known as A. L. Williams, retired football coach
- Albert Mussey Johnson (1872–1948), eccentric multimillionaire and builder of Scotty's Castle
- Albert King, blues singer-guitarist
- Albert Kivikas (1898–1978), Estonian writer and journalist
- Albert Kusnets (1902–1942), Estonian wrestler
- Albert Lehman, American Olympic medalist lacrosse player
- Albert Pujols (1980–), professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Al Rosen (1924-2015), American All Star and MVP baseball player
- Albert Rosenfeld (1885-1970), Australian rugby league player
- Albert Scanlon (born 1980), English footballer
- Albert Schwartz (1908-86a), American swimmer
- Albert Speer (1905-1981), Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich
- Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), German/French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician and medical missionary
- Albert Üksip (1886–1966), Estonian botanist
- Matthew Bloom (1972–), professional wrestler who went by the name Albert
Fictional characters:
- Albert (Discworld), a character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
- Albert, supporting character in Josie (later Josie and the Pussycats (comics))
- Albert Heinrich, a.k.a. Cyborg 004, a character in the manga Cyborg 009
- Albert Hinkey, a character in the film Cars
- "Fat" Albert Jackson, lead character in the animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- Albert Manning, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Albert Wesker, a villain in the video game series Resident Evil
- Albert Tatlock, a character in Coronation Street
See also
- Albert (surname)
- Albert (disambiguation)
- Albertus (given name)
- Albertet, an Occitan diminutive of Albert
- All pages beginning with "Albert"
- Adalbert (name)
- Elbert (disambiguation)