Albert

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈælbÉšt/

Origin

From adal (noble) + berht (bright); Old English Æþelbeorht. It became popular in 19th century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

Full definition of Albert

Proper noun

1. .
• 1862 Alfred, Lord Tennyson, The Idylls of the King: Dedication:Thou noble Father of her Kings to be - - -
  Dear to thy land and ours, a Prince indeed,
  Beyond all titles, and a household name,
  Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good.
• 1956 Eddie Condon, Thomas Sugrue: ''We Called it Music: A Generation of Jazz. Peter Davies 1956. page 40:Helena was not flattered. "Albert just doesn't appreciate music," she said. They all called me Albert then. I thought it was a fine name; I like elegance.
• 2000 Anne Enright, What Are You Like?, Random House (2001), ISBN 9780099284345, page 85:Hogan, Byrne, O'Brien. She stopped at one name. Albert Delahunty — what Catholic in their right mind would call a child Albert?
2. A constituency in Belize
3. A city in Kansas
4. A rural municipality in Manitoba
5. A town in New South Wales
6. A ghost town in Texas

Derived terms

• Albert chain
• Prince Albert

Related terms

• pet forms: Al, Bert, Bertie
• variants: Ethelbert
• female given names: Alberta, Albertina, Albertine

Anagrams

• balter, labret, tabler