Egbert

Several Anglo-Saxon persons were named Ecgberht (or Ecgbert or Egbert). The name itself means "Bright Edge," such as that of a blade.

• Ecgberht of Kent (ruled 664–673)
• Saint Egbert (died 729), hermit and missionary
• Ecgbert, archbishop of York (died 766)
• Egbert II of Kent (died c. 784)
• Egbert of Lindisfarne (died 821)
• Egbert of Wessex (ruled 802–839)
• Ecgberht I of Northumbria (deposed 872; died 873)
• Ecgberht II of Northumbria (reigned 876-878x883)

Egbert, Ekbert, or Ecbert is also an old German name:

• Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen (d. 1068)
• Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen (ca. 1060-1090)
• Egbert Cleave, American author
• Egbert Gospels, commissioned by Archbishop Egbert of Trier (ca. 950 - 993)

Egbert may also refer to:

• The town of Egbert, Ontario
• The skeleton of a Paleolithic, eight year old Homo sapiens discovered at Ksar Akil in Lebanon

Eggbert

• Refers to a mythological talking egg in childrens stories.
• Variant of humpty dumpty
• Eggbert, a variant spelling used as a play on "egg", as with Speedy Eggbert.