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Hubert m

English, French, German, and Dutch: of Germanic origin, composed of the elements hug heart, mind, spirit + berht bright, famous. It was popular among the Normans, who introduced it to Britain, where it was later reinforced by settlers from the Low Countries. An 8th-century St Hubert succeeded St Lambert as bishop of Maastricht and is regarded as the patron of hunters, since, like St Eustace, he is supposed to have seen a vision of Christ crucified between the antlers of a stag; he is sometimes called ‘the apostle of the Ardennes’. The name is at present some hat out of fashion.

Short forms: Dutch: Huub, Huib.