Albert (given name)

Albert
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:

People:

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 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 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 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 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
Albert Rosenfeld (1885-1970), Australian rugby league player
Albert Scanlon (born 1980), English footballer
Albert Schwartz (1908-86a), American swimmer
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

In different languages

Albanian: Albert
Armenian: Ալբերտ (Albert)
Breton: Alberzh
Catalan: Albert
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)
Hebrew: אלברט (Albert)
Icelandic: Albert
Italian: Alberto
Latin: Albertus
Lithuanian: Albertas
Norwegian: Albert
Old English: Æthelberht
Polish: Albert, Olbracht
Portuguese: Alberto
Russian: Альберт (Albert)
Serbian: Алберт/Albert
Slovak: Albert
Slovene: Albert
Spanish: Alberto
Swedish: Albert
Turkish: Albert
Tatar: Альберт (Albert)

References

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Albert (given name)