Herbert

[ hur-bert ]

/ ˈhɜr bərt /

Frank,1920–86, U.S. science-fiction writer.

George,1593–1633, English clergyman and poet.

Victor,1859–1924, U.S. composer and orchestra conductor, born in Ireland.

a male given name: from Old English words meaning “army” and “bright.”

Example sentences from the Web for herbert

Bunker, along with his brothers Herbert and Lamar, started buying silver in 1970, when it was $1.94 an ounce.

The Zillionaires Who Lost Everything |Tom Sykes |October 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
That luxury store had been founded years earlier by Herbert Woolf, a relative of the British writers Leonard and Virginia.

Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History |Katie Baker |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One of the reporters from New York was Herbert Bayard Swope, then of the Herald.

The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire |H.L. Mencken |October 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A man named Herbert Gilbert patented one back in 1963 that heated a nicotine solution and produced steam.

This Is Your E-Cigarette on Drugs |Daniel Genis |July 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He avoided disclosure because he told police he was Herbert Pocket, his character in Great Expectations.

The Concealed Genius of Alec Guinness |Tom Teodorczuk |June 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He calls for his attendant Herbert, who is sent to ascertain the cause of this midnight commotion.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 |Various
Samson behaved as if this was a new light to him, but offered no objection to receive Herbert if the convent willed.

The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson |Jocelin de Brakelond
"I have done with you, Herbert Jameson," he said, with austere dignity.

Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 |Various
Herbert Spencer would have been swamped in a family, and the same with George Eliot.

Cupid's Middleman |Edward B. Lent
Herbert immediately went to the tent in question, where he found two sentinels, with loaded muskets, on duty before the door.

Capitola's Peril |Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth

Herbert

/ (ˈhɜːbət) /

Edward, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury. 1583–1648, English philosopher and poet, noted for his deistic views

his brother, George . 1593–1633, English Metaphysical poet. His chief work is The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations (1633)

Zbigniew (ə zˈbɪɡnɪəf), 1924–98, Polish poet and dramatist, noted esp for his dramatic monologues