Colbert

Where Colbert comes from

From a Germanic personal name, composed of Proto-Germanic *kōlaz (“cool, cold; calm”) and *berhtaz (“bright”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Colbert
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1886
    Debut at its peak, #959
    #959 among boys with 5 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1887
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1898
    Colbert Clark born
    American film director
  4. 1963
    Colbert Marlot born
    French footballer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Colbert Marlot · French footballer, born 1963
  • Colbert Clark · American film director, 1898–1960
  • Colbert I. King · American writer, born 1939

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.