The first name Hubert

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About the first name Hubert

Meaning

The name Hubert traditionally means “bright mind” or “illustrious spirit”.

Historical origin

The name Hubert comes from Germanic Hugubert, formed from hug “mind, thought” and beraht “bright”.

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Hubert belongs to the broad heritage of medieval names carried from Europe to New France.

Pronunciation:hu-bertyb.ɛʁ

Frequency of the first name Hubert by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Hubert 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 HubertLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Hubert in baptisms by year.5037251201690175418181882194620101690–1694 2 baptisms1710–1714 1 baptisms1715–1719 3 baptisms1725–1729 1 baptisms1730–1734 1 baptisms1740–1744 3 baptisms1745–1749 1 baptisms1755–1759 1 baptisms1760–1764 1 baptisms1765–1769 2 baptisms1770–1774 7 baptisms1775–1779 1 baptisms1780–1784 3 baptisms1785–1789 5 baptisms1790–1794 6 baptisms1795–1799 10 baptisms1800–1804 16 baptisms1805–1809 16 baptisms1810–1814 20 baptisms1815–1819 34 baptisms1820–1824 42 baptisms1825–1829 43 baptisms1830–1834 49 baptisms1835–1839 39 baptisms1840–1844 39 baptisms1845–1849 44 baptisms1850–1854 48 baptisms1855–1859 36 baptisms1860–1864 27 baptisms1865–1869 20 baptisms1870–1874 14 baptisms1875–1879 10 baptisms1880–1884 7 baptisms1885–1889 8 baptisms1890–1894 9 baptisms1895–1899 6 baptisms1900–1904 6 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 2 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms1930–1934 1 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms1945–1949 1 baptisms1950–1954 1 baptisms1960–1964 1 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms1975–1979 1 baptisms1980–1984 4 baptisms1985–1989 1 baptisms1990–1994 2 baptisms1995–1999 1 baptisms2005–2009 1 baptisms2010–2014 1 baptisms

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