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Origin and popularity of the name GOBERT

Origin

Gobert : French German and English (London): from a medieval personal name Godebert composed of the ancient Germanic elements gōd ‘good’ or god got ‘god’ + berht ‘bright famous’. The name was popularized in England by the Normans and probably absorbed an Old English form Godbeorht.

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Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
FANBI : The Oxford Dictionary if Family Names in Britain and Ireland, ©2016, University of the West of England

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