Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humbert

/ˈhʌm.bəɹt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: Hum-bert
IPA: /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.

Example Sentences

""Humbert Humbert", their author, had died in legal captivity, - - - And I have toyed with many pseudonyms for myself before I hit a particularly apt one. There are in my notes "Otto Otto" and "Mesmer Mesmer" and "Lambert Lambert", but for some reason I think my choice expresses the nastiness best."

Etymology

From Old English Hunbeorht, from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”). Name of a Flemish saint, and of Italian royalty.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: Hunbeorht, *hūnaz

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/
British English: /ˈhʌm.bət/

Rhymes With

gumbert

Questions

How do you pronounce humbert?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/.
What does humbert mean?: A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.
Where does humbert come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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