Hubert Explained
| Hubert |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning: | "mind-bright" |
| Origin: | Germanic |
| Related Names: | Hugubert, Hughbert, Hugo, Hubrecht, Hugubrecht, Hubertus, Hudson, Hugh |
Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from hug "mind" and beraht "bright".[1] It also occurs as a surname.
Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers.
People with the given name Hubert
This is a small selection of articles on people named Hubert; for a comprehensive list see instead .
- Hubert Aaronson (1924–2005), F. Mehl University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
- Hubert Adair (1917–1940), World War II Royal Air Force pilot
- Hubert Badanai (1895–1986), Canadian automobile dealer and politician
- Hubert Boulard, a French comics creator who is unusually credited as "Hubert"
- Hubert Brasier (1917–1981), a Church of England clergyman, more famously the father of UK Prime Minister Theresa May
- Hubert Buchanan (born 1941), a United States Air Force captain and fighter pilot
- Hubert Butler (1900–1991), Irish essayist
- Hubert Chevis (1902–1931), a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of the British Army who died of strychnine poisoning in June 1931
- Hubert B. Crouch (1906–1980), American zoologist
- Hubert Davies, British playwright and director
- Hubert Davis (disambiguation)
- Hubert Dreyfus (1929–2017), American philosopher
- Hubert, Duke of Spoleto (died c.969), illegitimate son of King Hugh of Italy
- Hubert van Eyck (c.1385–1426), Early Dutch painter
- Hubert Fattal (1970–2022), Lebanese businessman
- Hubert Fichte (1935–1986), German novelist
- Hubert Gallant (born 1955), Canadian former professional wrestler
- Hubert Geralds (born 1964), American fugitive
- Hubert de Givenchy (1921–2018), French fashion designer who founded the house of Givenchy in 1952
- Hubert von Goisern (born 1952), Austrian musician
- Hubert Gough (1870–1963), senior officer in the British Army and commander of British Fifth Army in the First World War
- Hubert von Herkomer (1849–1914), German-born British painter, film-director and composer
- Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978), American politician, Vice President of the United States
- Hubert Hurkacz (born 1997), Polish tennis player
- Hubert Hüppe (born 1956), German politician
- Hubert Ingraham (born 1947), Prime Minister of the Bahamas
- Hubert Kitchen (1928–2020), Canadian politician
- Hubert Lampo (1920–2006), Flemish writer
- Hubert Lanz (1896–1982), German general
- Hubert Laws (born 1939), American flutist and saxophonist
- Hubert Lenoir (born 1994), French Canadian, singer, musician
- Hubert Loutsch (1878–1946), Prime Minister of Luxembourg
- Hubert von Luschka (1820–1875), German anatomist
- Hubert Lyautey (1854–1934), French general
- Hubert Maga (1916–2000), President of Dahomey
- Hubertus van Mook (1894–1965), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, one of the principal commanders of Indonesian National Revolution
- Hubert Nelson, multiple people
- Hubert Parker (disambiguation)
- Hubert Pierlot (1883–1963), Belgian Prime Minister
- Hubert Pilčík (1891–1951), Czechoslovak serial killer
- Hubert Robert (1733–1808), French landscape painter
- Hubert Roberts (born 1961), American-Israeli basketball player
- Hubert Strolz (born 1962), Austrian alpine skier
- Hubert Sumlin (1931–2011), American blues guitarist and singer
- Hubert Trzybinski (born 1991), German rower
- Hubert Van Innis (1868–1961), Belgian archer
- Hubert Walter (c. 1160–1205) Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England
- Hubert Walter (1930–2008), German anthropologist
- Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., a man with the longest last name in recorded history
- Hubert W. Woodruff (1923–2019), American lawyer and politician
- Hubert Weber (disambiguation)
- Hubert Wu (born 1990), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
- Hubert Wulfranc (born 1956), French politician
- Hubert Winthrop Young (1885–1950), English soldier
- Hubert Young (born 1911), Jamaican cricketer
- Hubert Zafke (1920–2018), Nazi S.S. medic
Fictional characters
- Hubert, the titular pig in the French animated comedy series Hubert and Takako
- King Hubert, a fictional character from the 1959 Disney film Sleeping Beauty
- Hubert Ambrewster, a character on the TV sitcom The Ropers
- Sir Hubert Blunt, a character in the 1980s animated television series Dragon's Lair
- Hubert Cumberdale, a fictional character from David Firth's Salad Fingers
- Huey Duck, full name Hubert Duck
- Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, a fictional professor from the animated sitcom Futurama
- Lieutenant Hubert Gruber, a character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!
- Hubert Oswell, a character from the video game Tales of Graces
- Hubert von Vestra, a character from the video game and
People with the surname Hubert
- Allison Hubert (1901–1978), American football player
- Andy Hubert (born 1990), German footballer
- Anthoine Hubert (1996–2019), French racing driver
- David Hubert (born 1988), Belgian footballer
- Étienne Hubert (disambiguation), several people
- Guy Hubert (born 1979), Malagasy footballer
- Henri Hubert (1872–1927), French archaeologist and sociologist
- Janet Hubert (born 1956), American film and television actress
- Konrad Hubert (1507–1577), German Reformed theologian
- Laëtitia Hubert (born 1974), French figure skater
- Nicolas Hubert (died 1569), French servant involved in the murder of Lord Darnley
- Owen Hubert (born 2000), Canadian-American football player
- Tom Hubert (born 1964), American road course racer
- Wyatt Hubert (born 1998), American football player
Variations
- Hobart (given name) and Hobart (surname) (English)
- Hub (Dutch, e.g., Hub van Doorne)
- Hubbert (surname)
- Hubertas (Lithuanian, e.g. Hubertas Grušnys)
- Huberto (Spanish)
- Hubertus (Dutch, German, Latin)
- Hubrecht (Dutch)
- Huib, Huibert, Huibrecht, Huijbrecht (Dutch)
- Hupert (surname)
- Huppert (given name and surname)
- Hupperts (surname)
- Huppertz (surname)
- Huprecht (German)
- Huub, Huybert, Huybrecht (Dutch)
- Uberto (Italian)
Popularity
In England and Wales, Hubert was the 65th most commonly given male name in 1904, 71st in 1914 and 87th in 1924. By 1934 it had dropped out of the Top 100.[2]
See also
- Heber, Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic given name Éibhear
- Hebert, a Germanic given name
- Hibbert, given name derived from Hildebert
- Huber, German occupational surname
Notes and References
- Web site: Hubert. Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands.
- Popular Baby Names, 1904 - 1994 (UK Office of National Statistics)
