Folcberht

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Folkberht, equivalent to folc (“folk, people”) + berht (“bright”). Cognate with German Folkbert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfolkˌberxt/, [ˈfoɫkˌberˠxt]

Proper noun

Folcberht m

1. a male given name

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 147 (Offa, king of Mercia, with Ealdred, subregulus of the Hwicce, to St Mary's Minster, Worcester; grant of 10 hides (mansiones) at Yate, Gloucs.), Folcberht is mentioned as "Folcberhti" in the old text section.