Humbert

German
"renowned warrior"

Humbert Origin and Meaning

The name Humbert is a boy's name of German origin meaning "renowned warrior".

A name with two strong literary associations, one overwhelmingly negative -- Lolita's pedophilic narrator Humbert Humbert -- and one positive, in the preferable European version: Italian author Umberto Eco.

Famous People Named Humbert

  • Saint Humbert of Maroilles
    Frankish abbot
  • Humbert I
    III, Counts of Savoy
  • Humbert I and II
    Dauphins de Viennois
  • Humbert V de Beaujeu
    Constable of France
  • Humbert of Silva Candida
    French Benedictine abbot
  • Blessed Humbert of Romans
    French Dominican friar
  • Humbert
    bishop of Würzburg

Humbert in Pop Culture

  • Humbert Humbert
    pedophile main character in book/film "Lolita"
  • Humbert von Gikkingen
    a dapper cat in the animes "Whisper of the Heart" and "The Cat Returns"