# Hilbert

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #37,970

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From a Middle English given name of Proto-Germanic origin, from Old English hild (“battle”) + beorht (“bright”) (Proto-Germanic *Hildiberhtaz).

## Easily confused with
- **Hubert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilbert-vs-hubert)
- **Hiller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilbert-vs-hiller)
- **Humbert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilbert-vs-humbert)
- **Herbert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herbert-vs-hilbert)
- **Hibbert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hibbert-vs-hilbert)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hhilbert`, `hiblert`, `hilbbert`, `hilberrt`, `hilbertt`, `hilbetr`, `hilbret`, `hilebrt`, `hillbert`, `hlibert`, `ihlbert`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hilbert