Rigobert, Rigoberto

Origin: Germanic
Meaning: “bright ruler”
Gender: Masculine

The name derives from the Old High German, Ricbert, which is composed of the elements, rik (ruler) and behrt (bright).

Rigobert was borne by a late 7th-century Benedictine monk who succeeded St. Rieul as Bishop of Rheims.

Its Spanish and Italian form of Rigoberto is fairly common among Hispanic communities in the United States. It has appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 between 2000-2009 and peaked at #633 in 2001.

Other forms include:

• Ricbehrt (Anglo-Saxon)
• Rigobert (Czech/Dutch/German/French/Hungarian)
• Ricbert (Dutch)
• Richbert (German)
• Ricbraht (German)
• Ricpert (German)
• Ricoberto (Italian)
• Rigoberto (Italian/Spanish)
• Ricobertus (Late Latin)
• Rygobert (Polish)
• Ribert (Swedish)

A French and Spanish short form is Rigo.

Sources

• http://www.name-doctor.com/name-rigobert-meaning-of-rigobert-41807.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigobert
• https://www.ssa.gov