# Hubert

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhjubɚt/ · frequency rank #19,616

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
From Old French Hubert, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“mind”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”). See Saint Hubert.

## Easily confused with
- **hurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubert-vs-hurt)
- **Humber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubert-vs-humber)
- **huerta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubert-vs-huerta)
- **Humbert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hubert-vs-humbert)
- **Huber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huber-vs-hubert)
- **Haber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haber-vs-hubert)
- **Hobart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hobart-vs-hubert)
- **Herbert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herbert-vs-hubert)
- **Hibbert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hibbert-vs-hubert)
- **Hilbert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilbert-vs-hubert)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hbuert`, `hhubert`, `hubbert`, `huberrt`, `hubertt`, `hubetr`, `hubret`, `huebrt`, `uhbert`

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