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proper noun

Philibert

/fi.li.bɛʁ/

proper noun/fi.li.bɛʁ/

a male given name

From a Germanic given name consisting of Frankish *filu (“many”, from Proto-Germanic *felu) + *berht (“bright”, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz). The spelling with Ph instead of F is due to influence of the given name Philippe. Cognates of *berht include English bright and given names containing bert like Robert, Albert, Berthold etc.