Albert (given name)

Albert
Albert, Prince Consort, who popularized the name in British Empire
Pronunciation	/ˈælbərt/ French: [albɛʁ] German: [ˈalbɐrt] Danish: [ˈalˀbɐd̥]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Germanic
Name day	November 15
Origin
Meaning	Noble and bright

Albert is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic words adal "noble" and beraht - "bright". Albert may refer to:

Translations

• Albanian: Albert
• Arabic: ألبرت
• Armenian: Ալբերտ (Albert)
• Bengali: আলবার্ট ( Ālabārṭa)
• Breton: Alberzh
• Catalan: Albert
• Simplified Chinese: 阿尔伯特
• Croatian: Albert
• Czech: Albert
• Dutch: Albert
• Estonian: Albert
• Finnish: Albert, Alpertti
• French: Albert, pronounced: [albeʁ]
• Galician: Alberte, Alberto and Albertos
• Georgian: ალბერტ (Albert)
• German: Albert, Albrecht
• Greek: Αλβέρτος (Alvértos)
• Gujarati: આલ્બર્ટ ( Ālbarṭa)
• Hebrew: אלברט (Albert)
• Hindi: अल्बर्ट ( Albarṭa)
• Icelandic: Albert
• Italian: Alberto
• Japanese: アルバート ( Arubāto)
• Kannada: ಆಲ್ಬರ್ಟ್ ( Ālbarṭ)
• Khmer: អាល់ប៊ើត (Albeut)
• Korean: 알버트 (Albeoteu)
• Latin: Albertus
• Lithuanian: Albertas
• Mongolian: Альберт (Alibyert)
• Nepali: अल्बर्ट ( Albarṭa)
• Norwegian: Albert
• Old English: Æthelberht
• Persian: آلبرت
• Polish: Albert, Olbracht
• Portuguese: Alberto
• Punjabi: ਐਲਬਰਟ ( Ailabaraṭa)
• Russian: Альберт (Albert)
• Serbian: Алберт/Albert
• Slovak: Albert
• Slovene: Albert
• Spanish: Alberto
• Swedish: Albert
• Tamil: ஆல்பர்ட் ( Ālparṭ)
• Thai: อัลเบิร์ ( Xạlbeir̒)
• Turkish: Alper
• Tatar: Альберт (Albert)
• Urdu: البرٹ
• Yiddish: אַלבערט

Notable people named Albert

• Albert of Austria (disambiguation)
• St. Albert (disambiguation)
• Prince Albert (disambiguation)
• Albert of Aix (c. 1100), historian of the first crusade
• Albert I of Brandenburg (c. 1100–1170) Margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to 1170 and duke of Saxony from 1138 to 1142
• Albert of Riga (c. 1165–1229), third Bishop of Riga in Livonia
• Albert of Brunswick and Lunenburg-Wolfenbüttel (died 1395), as Albert II Prince-Archbishop of Bremen
• Albert II, Margrave of Meissen (c. 1240–1314), the son of Henry III, Margrave of Meißen and Constantia of Austria
• Albert of Sweden (1338–1412), king of Sweden
• Albert, Duke of Saxony (1443–1500), the younger son of Frederick II the Gentle
• Albert of Mainz (1490–1545), Elector and Archbishop of Mainz from 1514 to 1545 and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513 to 1545
• Albert I, Duke of Prussia (1490–1568), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order before converting to Lutheranism and becoming the first duke of Ducal Prussia
• Albert Alcibiades (1522–1557), Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
• Albert L'Ouvrier (1815–1895), French socialist statesman of the French Second Republic
• Albert, Prince Consort (1819–1861), Consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
• Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (1821–1901), French monarchist politician
• Albert, King of Saxony (1828–1873), the eldest son of Prince John
• Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922), the reigning Prince of Monaco from September 10, 1889 to June 26, 1922
• Albert I of Belgium (1875–1934), the third King of the Belgians
• Albert II of Belgium (1934–), the current King of the Belgians
• Albert II, Prince of Monaco (1958–), the head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco

• Albert Anae (born 1989), New Zealand-Australian Rugby League player
• Albert Axelrod (1921-2004), American foil fencer
• Albert Ayler (1936-1970), American jazz saxophonist
• Albert Bandura, psychologist
• Albert Bogen (Albert Bógathy; 1882-1961), Austrian saber fencer
• Albert Crosby (1928–2010), British politician
• Albert Buckman Wharton, Jr. (a.k.a. Buster Wharton) (1909-1963), American rancher and polo player.
• Albert Ralph Campbell, American Medal of Honor recipient
• Albert Camus (1913–1960), French philosopher and novelist
• Albert Collins, blues singer-guitarist
• Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born theoretical physicist
• Albert Falco (1927–2012), French scuba diving pioneer
• Albert Finney, (1936–), English actor
• Albert Odulele, (1964-), Nigerian-British pastor, author and evangelist.
• Albert Fish (1870–1936), American serial killer and cannibal
• Elbert Guillory (1944–), Louisiana politician
• Albert Hardie, Jr. (1987–), American professional wrestler
• Albert Hofmann (1906–2008), Swiss chemist, inventor of LSD
• Albert Johnson, birth name of rapper Prodigy (rapper) of Mobb Deep
• Albert Lawrence Williams, Jr. (born 1934), known as A. L. Williams, retired football coach
• Albert Mussey Johnson (1872–1948), eccentric multimillionaire and builder of Scotty's Castle
• Albert King, blues singer-guitarist
• Albert Kivikas (1898–1978), Estonian writer and journalist
• Albert Kusnets (1902–1942), Estonian wrestler
• Albert Lefevre (1873-1928), American psychologist.
• Albert Lehman, American Olympic medalist lacrosse player
• Albert Pujols (1980–), professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Al Rosen (1924-2015), American All Star and MVP baseball player
• Albert Rosenfeld (1885-1970), Australian rugby league player
• Albert Scanlon (born 1980), English footballer
• Albert Schwartz (1908-86a), American swimmer
• Albert Speer (1905-1981), Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich
• Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), German/French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician and medical missionary
• Albert Üksip (1886–1966), Estonian botanist
• Matthew Bloom (1972–), professional wrestler who went by the name Albert

Fictional characters:

• Albert (Discworld), a character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
• Albert, supporting character in Josie (later Josie and the Pussycats (comics))
• Albert Heinrich, a.k.a. Cyborg 004, a character in the manga Cyborg 009
• Albert Hinkey, a character in the film Cars
• "Fat" Albert Jackson, lead character in the animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
• Albert Manning, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Albert Wesker, a villain in the video game series Resident Evil
• Albert Tatlock, a character in Coronation Street

See also

• Albert (surname)
• Albert (disambiguation)
• Albertus (given name)
• Albertet, an Occitan diminutive of Albert
• All pages beginning with "Albert"
• Adalbert (name)
• Elbert (disambiguation)