name of Germanic origin, Adalberto is composed of the words Athalie (= Noble) and bertha (= illustrious, splendid) and means for shining nobility .
Very popular in the Middle Ages, was taken by Adalbert of Ivrea, King of Italy in the century. X.
less common variants of this name are Edilberto and Edelberto , mirroring the Anglo-Saxon variant Ethelbert . The England women name Ethel most common is a diminutive of the original Ethelbert .
less common variants of this name are Edilberto and Edelberto , mirroring the Anglo-Saxon variant Ethelbert . The England women name Ethel most common is a diminutive of the original Ethelbert .
The feast day may be celebrated April 23 with Adalbert Voytek , martyred around the year one thousand, bishop of Prague, patron of Poland, or June 3, St Adalbert with bishop of Como. On February 24, remembers instead the Anglo-Saxon King of Kent sant'Ethelbert (sec. VI-VII), canonized for the important role of the introduction of Christianity in England.
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