Cuthbert

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"bright, famous", "brilliant, shining intellect"
Pronunciation
KUTH-bərt
KUTH-bərt or KOO-thbert
Popularity
Cuthbert is not a common name in the world today. In the United States, it has not ranked in the top 1000 names for the past century.

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Cuthbert Name meanings & History

"bright, famous", "brilliant, shining intellect". Derived from the Old English elements cuþ "known, familiar" and beorht "bright". Saint Cuthbert was a 6th-century hermit who became the bishop of Lindisfarne, an island off the coast of England. He was known as performer of healing miracles. Because of the saint, this name remained in use in England even after the Norman Conquest. It became rare after the Protestant Reformation, but it was (briefly) revived in the 19th century. The name Cuthbert is typically used for boys.

Zodiac Sign of Cuthbert: Curious Gemini

Synonyms of Cuthbert:

C: Copycat,Choice,Cute,Clever,Curious,Chatty,Candid

U: Unity,Understanding,Undermining,Universality,Utopia

T: Truth,Touchy,Tireless,Doubting Thomas,Talkative,Testy,Tacky

H: Hope,Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing,Haggle,Hyper

B: Bountiful,Bashful,Beauty,Brains

E: Enliven,Entertain,Enlighten,Exaggerate,Environment,Expressive

R: Reason,Restless,Rational,Resourceful

Cuthbert is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

St. Cuthbert, English monk and bishop; Cuthbert Ottaway, English footballer; Cuthbert of Canterbury, English archbishop.

2.) Cuthbert (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) brilliant.

Other Forms: Cuthberte, Cuthburt


3.) CUTHBERT (Male)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: Compound name composed of the Old English elements cud, cuth (known) and beraht (bright, famous). The name was borne by a 7th-century saint from Lindisfarne. Pet: Cuddy. (KUTH-BERT)


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