Egbert

Where Egbert comes from

From Old English Ecgberht, name of early English kings, from Old English ecg (“edge (of a blade)”) + beorht (“bright”) or Proto-Germanic *Agjōberhtaz.
— Wiktionary's entry for Egbert
  • Old English
Along the way
  1. 1060
    Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen born
    Germanic noble
  2. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #465 among boys with 15 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  3. 1881
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #706.
  4. 1942
    Egbert Hirschfelder born
    German rower
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Old English.
Namesakes
  • Egbert Hirschfelder · German rower, 1942–2022
  • Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen · Germanic noble, 1060–1090
  • Egbert · Roman Catholic archbishop of Trier, 950–993
  • Egbert II of Kent · King of Kent, 800–784
  • Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen · Margrave of Meissen from 1067 to 1068, 1036–1068

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.