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The baby name Imbert is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɪmbərt/ (IM-bert).

Imbert is Germanic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Germanic
Pronunciation: /ˈɪmbərt/ (IM-bert)

What is the meaning of the name Imbert ?

The baby name Imbert is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɪmbərt/ (IM-bert).

Imbert is Germanic in Origin.

Imbert is a medieval Romance form of a Continental Germanic personal name built on the element -bert (from berht, “bright, famous”), with the first part probably from Irmin/Ermin “great, universal” or, in some cases, Ing/Ingwi. The composite sense is “bright of great renown” or “illustriously famous.” It entered Old French and Occitan via Frankish and Burgundian naming layers and appears in Latinized records as Imbertus.

The name is attested in 12th–14th-century Provence, Dauphiné, and Savoy among minor nobles, knights, and clerics, later declining as a given name and persisting chiefly as the French surname Imbert. Variant spellings and cognates include Ymbert, Embert, Inbert (Occitan), Imbertus/Imberta (Latinized), and the related Humbert, Umberto, and Humberto. Rare in contemporary use, Imbert reads antique yet international, aligning with other vintage -bert names.

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Imbert – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
France Boys 1959 #242 3 1,030
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
MX Boys 0 #1,028 6 16,355
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821

Imbert is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:

France
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People also ask about Imbert

Imbert is predominantly a boy's name.
Imbert is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈɪmbərt/ (IM-bert).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Imber, Imbertus, Imberto and Imbrecht.
Yes — Imbert ranked #242 in France in 1959.
Imbert's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #242 in 1959 to #242 in 1959 in France.