Norbert
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| Norbert | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Germanic, Hungarian, French, Polish |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | nord + berht (north + bright) |
| Region of origin | Germanic |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Norbaer, Norberto |
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Norbert is a Germanic given name, from nord "north" and berht "bright". It may refer to:
- Saint Norbert of Xanten (d. 1134)
- Norbert Elias (1897–1990), a German sociologist
- Norbert Pfennig (1925-2008), a German microbiologist
- Norbert Wiener (1894–1964), an American mathematician
- A character from the Angry Beavers cartoon.
- A fictional dragon in the Harry Potter novels