Albert

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈæl.bɚt/

Proper noun

1. A male given name.
   • 1862 Alfred Tennyson, The Idylls of the King: Dedication:

     Thou noble Father of her Kings to be - - - / Dear to thy land and ours, a Prince indeed, / Beyond all titles, and a household name, / Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good.

   • 1956 Eddie Condon, Thomas Sugrue: We Called it Music: A Generation of Jazz. Peter Davies 1956. page 40:

     Helena was not flattered. "Albert just doesn't appreciate music," she said. They all called me Albert then. I thought it was a fine name; I like elegance.

   • 2000 Anne Enright, What Are You Like?, Random House (2001), ISBN 9780099284345, page 85:

     Hogan, Byrne, O'Brien. She stopped at one name. Albert Delahunty — what Catholic in their right mind would call a child Albert?

2. Surname
3. A constituency in Belize
4. A city in Kansas
5. A rural municipality in Manitoba
6. A town in New South Wales
7. A ghost town in Texas

Related terms

• pet forms: Al, Bert, Bertie
• variants: Ethelbert
• female given names: Alberta, Albertina, Albertine

Translations

• French: Albert
• German: Albert, Edlerbrecht
• Italian: Alberto
• Portuguese: Alberto
• Russian: Альбе́рт
• Spanish: Alberto

Noun

Albert (plural Alberts)

1. Synonym of Albert chain#English|Albert chain

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