- Origin: Anglo-Saxon
- Meaning: “bright famous.”
- Gender: masculine
- KUTH-bert
The name is composed of the Anglo-Saxon words cuþ “famous” and beohrt “bright.” It is notably borne by St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, a 7th-century English saint who is revered as the patron saint of Northumbria. Even after the Protestant Reformation, he remained a popular figure in Northern England, the Cathedral of Durham is where he lies entered.
It is the progenitor of the eponymous English surname.
Common short forms are Cuddy & Cuth.
Other forms include:
- Cuthbehrt (Anglo-Saxon)
- Cuthbertus (Dutch, Late Latin)
- Cuthbert (English, French, German)
- Cudbert (French)
- Cutberto (Italian, Spanish)
- Kutbert (Polish)
- Cuteberto (Portuguese)
- Cuithbeart (Scottish-Gaelic)
- Katbert Катберт (Ukrainian)
- Cwthbert (Welsh)
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