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origin, which means "noble bright" or "noble shining", derived from the words ''adal'' (meaning noble) and ''berht'' (shining or bright). Alternative spellings include Adalbart and Adalberto. Related names include Albert,

Delbert Delbert is a given name. It is a short form of Adelbert, which is a combination of the German words ''adal'', meaning noble, and ''berht'', meaning bright. Notable people with the name include: * Delbert F. Anderson (1919–1999), American farmer ...

, and Elbert. The name Adelbert may refer to: * Adelbert Althouse (1869–1954), American politician * Adelbert Ames (1835–1933), American politician * Adelbert Ames Jr. (1880–1955), American scientist * Adelbert Anson (1840–1909), English-born Canadian clergyman * Adelbert S. Atherton (1850–1920), American politician * Adelbert Bleekman (1846–1908), American politician *

Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow Adelbert Wellington Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow (19 August 1844 – 17 March 1921), was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician. Background and education Brownlow was the second son of John Egerton, Viscount Alford, elde ...

(1844–1921), British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician * Adelbert Bryan (), U.S. Virgin Islands politician * Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington (1837–1922), United States Army Brigadier General *

Adelbert Cronkhite Adelbert Cronkhite (January 6, 1861June 15, 1937) was a career officer in the United States Army. He was notable for his command of the 80th Division (United States), 80th Division during World War I. He also served as interim commander of IX Cor ...

(1861–1937), career United States Army officer * Adelbert Delbrück (1822–1890), German banker * Adelbert Heinrich Graf von Baudissin (1820–1871), German writer * Adelbert Edward Hanna (1863–1918), Canadian politician * Adelbert Everson (1841–1913), American Civil War soldier * Adelbert Ford (1890–1976), American psychologist * Adelbert Jenkins (), African American clinical psychologistknown for his humanistic approach to Black psychology * Adelbert J. McCormick (1845–1903), American merchant and politician * Adelbert Mühlschlegel (1897–1980), prominent German Baháʼí * Adelbert Niemeyer (1867–1932), German painter * Adelbert Nongrum (), Indian politician * Adelbert H. Roberts (1866–1937), first African-American to serve in the Illinois Senate * Adelbert Schulz (1903–1944), German general * Adelbert St. John (1931–2009), Canadian-Austrian professional ice hockey player * Adelbert Delos Thorp (1844–1919), American farmer, fisherman, and Wisconsin pioneer * Adelbert L. Utt (1856–1936), American politician * Adelbert Van de Walle (1922–2006), Belgian architect and art historian *

Adelbert von Chamisso Adelbert von Chamisso (; 30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet, writer and botanist. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot) de Boncourt, a name referring to the family estate at Boncourt. Life ...

(1781–1838), German writer * Adelbert von Keller (1812–1883), German scholar * Adelbert Waldron (1933–1995), United States Army sniper * Adelbert Theodor Wangemann (1855–1906), German-born American laboratory assistant to Thomas Edison

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