The first name Albert

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About the first name Albert

Meaning

The name Albert traditionally means “noble and bright”.

Historical origin

The name Albert comes from Germanic Adalbert, combining adal “noble” and beraht “bright, illustrious”.

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The long history of Albert among European dynasties helps explain its durable place in French and French-Canadian families.

Pronunciation:al-bertalb.ɛʁ

Frequency of the first name Albert by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Albert by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name AlbertLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Albert in baptisms by year.2001501005001670172917881847190619651670–1674 1 baptisms1680–1684 1 baptisms1715–1719 3 baptisms1730–1734 2 baptisms1735–1739 1 baptisms1745–1749 1 baptisms1760–1764 4 baptisms1765–1769 2 baptisms1770–1774 2 baptisms1775–1779 1 baptisms1785–1789 6 baptisms1790–1794 3 baptisms1795–1799 4 baptisms1800–1804 5 baptisms1805–1809 2 baptisms1810–1814 6 baptisms1815–1819 12 baptisms1820–1824 6 baptisms1825–1829 15 baptisms1830–1834 15 baptisms1835–1839 12 baptisms1840–1844 11 baptisms1845–1849 33 baptisms1850–1854 21 baptisms1855–1859 33 baptisms1860–1864 48 baptisms1865–1869 61 baptisms1870–1874 62 baptisms1875–1879 84 baptisms1880–1884 111 baptisms1885–1889 135 baptisms1890–1894 161 baptisms1895–1899 143 baptisms1900–1904 108 baptisms1905–1909 74 baptisms1910–1914 40 baptisms1915–1919 43 baptisms1920–1924 26 baptisms1925–1929 27 baptisms1930–1934 7 baptisms1935–1939 7 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1945–1949 7 baptisms1950–1954 4 baptisms1955–1959 5 baptisms1960–1964 5 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms

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