Eadbeorht

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Audaberht, from *aud (“wealth”) +‎ *berht (“bright”). Equivalent to ēad +‎ beorht. Cognate with Old High German Aotperht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌbe͜orxt/, [ˈæ͜ɑːdˌbe͜orˠxt]

Proper noun

Ēadbeorht m

  1. a male given name
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCXXXVIII Hēr Ēadbriht Eating, Eata Lēodwalding feng tō Norðanhymbra rīċe...
      Year 738 In this year Eadbright, son of Eata, son of Leodwald, ascended to the Northumbrian throne...
  2. Eadbert of Kent; an Anglo-Saxon King of Kent.

References

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