# Childebert (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/childebert/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “battle”, “fight”, “bright”, “shining” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Childebert, from Medieval Latin Childebertus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Hildiberhtaz, from *hildiz (“battle, fight”) + *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).

## What it means

Childebert is grouped under light and warrior.

## People named Childebert

- Childebert I, Frankish King
- Childebert the Adopted, Frankish king

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.