Dagobert or Taginbert is a Germanic male given name, possibly from Old Frankish ''Dag'' "day" and '' beraht'' "bright". Alternatively, it has been identified as

Gaulish Gaulish was an ancient Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerl ...

''dago'' "good" ''berxto'' "bright".

Animals

Roi Dagobert Roi Dagobert (FR) (foaled 16.2.1964) was a Thoroughbred racehorse (dkb/br.), by Sicambre (FR) out of Dame d'Atour (FR) (unraced). He was a champion three-year-old in France in 1967. Racing career From eight starts he won four races, including t ...

(born 1964), thoroughbred racehorse

People

Dagobert I Dagobert I ( la, Dagobertus; 605/603 – 19 January 639 AD) was the king of Austrasia (623–634), king of all the Franks (629–634), and king of Neustria and Burgundy (629–639). He has been described as the last king of the Merovingian dy ...

(605–639), Frankish king *

Dagobert II Dagobert II ( la, Dagober(c)tus; ang, Dægberht; died 679) was a Merovingian king of the Franks, ruling in Austrasia from 675 or 676 until his death. He is one of the more obscure Merovingians. He has been considered a martyr since at least the ni ...

(died 679), Frankish king *

Dagobert III Dagobert III (c.699–715) was Merovingian king of the Franks (711–715). He was a son of Childebert III. He succeeded his father as the head of the three Frankish kingdoms—Neustria and Austrasia, unified since Pippin's victory at Te ...

(699–715), Frankish king * Dagobert (d. 675), son of the Frankish king

Childeric II Childeric II (c. 653 – 675) was the king of Austrasia from 662 and of Neustria and Burgundy from 673 until his death, making him sole King of the Franks for the final two years of his life. Childeric was the second eldest son of King C ...

Dagobert of Pisa Dagobert (or Daibert or Daimbert) (died 1105) was the first Archbishop of Pisa and the second Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem after the city was captured in the First Crusade. Early life Little is known of Dagobert's early life, but he is thought t ...

(died 1105), Archbishop of Pisa and first Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem * Dagobert (1222–1232), son of

Louis VIII of France Louis VIII (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226), nicknamed The Lion (french: Le Lion), was King of France from 1223 to 1226. As prince, he invaded England on 21 May 1216 and was excommunicated by a papal legate on 29 May 1216. On 2 June 1216 ...

Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert de Fontenille (8 March 1736, La Chapelle-en-Juger, near Saint-Lô, Manche – 18 April 1794, Puigcerdà) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars. Life Ancien Régime Descended from a noble family, Da ...

(1736–1794), French general *

Erich Dagobert von Drygalski Erich Dagobert von Drygalski (; February 9, 1865 – January 10, 1949) was a German geographer, geophysicist and polar scientist, born in Königsberg, East Prussia. Between 1882 and 1887, Drygalski studied mathematics and natural science ...

(1865–1949), German geographer, born in Königsberg *

Dagobert Peche Dagobert Peche (3 April 1887, Sankt Michael/Lungau, '' Land Salzburg'' – 16 April 1923, Modling) was an Austrian artist and metalworker designer. Career He joined the Wiener Werkstätte The Wiener Werkstätte (engl.: ''Vienna Workshop' ...

(1887–1923), Austrian artist and metalworker designer *

Dagobert Biermann Dagobert Biermann (13 November 1904 — 22 February 1943) was a Communist and German resistance fighter against National Socialism. His son is German singer and former East German dissident Wolf Biermann. Background Dagobert Biermann was born ...

(1904–1943), Resistance fighter against the Nazis * Père Dagobert, Capuchin monk *

Dagobert D. Runes Dagobert David Runes (January 6, 1902 – September 24, 1982) was a philosopher and author. Biography Born in Zastavna, Bukovina, Austro-Hungary (now in Ukraine), Runes emigrated to the United States in 1926. He had received a doctorate i ...

(1902–1982), philosopher, translator, and friend of Albert Einstein *

Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco (born March 9, 1942), nicknamed "Bert" or "Campy", is a Cuban American former professional baseball shortstop, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for four American League (AL) teams, primarily the Kansas Ci ...

, Major league baseball player *

Dagobert Banzio Dagobert Banzio (21 June 1957 – 26 August 2017) was an Ivorian politician, government minister, and member of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA). A member of the National Assembly, Banzio served as ...

(1957–2017), Ivorian politician *

Dagobert Dang Dagobert Dang (born 6 February 1958) is a former Cameroon international football forward. Career Born in Cameroon, Dang played club football for local sides Prévoyance de Yaoundé and Canon Yaoundé. Dang represented Cameroon at the 1984 Summe ...

(born 1958), Cameroon footballer * Dagobert Frey (1883–1962), Austrian art historian and thief *

Dagobert Friedländer Dagobert Friedländer (19 February 1826 – 27 June 1904) was a banker and one of only two Jewish members of the House of Lords of Prussia. Early life He was born in Chodziesen (1879-1918: Kolmar), in the Prussian Grand Duchy of Posen in 1826. ...

(1826–1904), banker and politician *

Dagobert von Gerhardt Dagobert von Gerhardt (pen-name Gerhard von Amyntor; 12 July 1831 in Liegnitz, Silesia – now Legnica, Poland – 24 February 1910 in Potsdam) was a German soldier, poet, and novelist. Biography After attending the gymnasium at Glogau, he ...

(1831–1910), German soldier, poet, and novelist *

Dagobert, Archbishop of Sens Daimbert was Archbishop of Sens from 1098 to 1122. He was consecrated to that office in 1097 in Rome, only after having been given assurance that he recognised Lyons's primacy over Sens. He consecrated Louis VI of France at Orléans in 1108, one o ...

Dagobert Thometschek Dagobert Thometschek is a German rower. He won a gold medal at the 1962 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; ...

, German rower

Popular culture

Dagobert IX This is a list of characters in Isaac Asimov's ''Foundation'' series. Through the centuries-spanning nature of the ''Foundation'' series, the lives of its various characters are limited to one or two of its nine episodes. In spite of the great su ...

, a Galactic Emperor in Isaac Asimov's ''Foundation and Empire'' * The German, Dutch and Hungarian name of Disney character

Scrooge McDuck Scrooge McDuck is a cartoon character created in 1947 by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. Appearing in Disney comics, Scrooge is a Scottish-American anthropomorphic Pekin duck. Like his nephew Donald Duck, he has a yellow-orange bil ...

** hence, the pseudonym of extortionist

Arno Funke Arno Funke (born 14 March 1950), alias Dagobert, is a reformed German extortionist, now an author. Life An automotive and sign painter by trade, Funke was later medically examined at trial and said to have minor brain damage likely from the fu ...

* In Swedish, Norwegian and French, the cartoon character

Dagwood Bumstead Dagwood Bumstead is a main character in cartoonist Chic Young's long-running comic strip '' Blondie''. He debuted in the first strip on September 8, 1930. He was originally heir to the Bumstead Locomotive fortune, but was disowned when he married ...

is named Dagobert with various surnames * The song "Le bon roi Dagobert" (song), named after Dagobert I * Dagobert, name of the dog in the French translation of

Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have be ...

's '' The Famous Five'' books (Timmy in the original) * ''

Good King Dagobert ''Good King Dagobert'' (French title: ''Le Bon Roi Dagobert''; in Italian: ''Dagobert'') is a 1984 French-Italian film directed by Dino Risi. Plot The film is inspired by a popular song against the French monarchy, created during the French R ...

'', a 1984 French-Italian film directed by Dino Risi

Food

* Dagobert (sandwich), a sandwich of Belgian cuisine {{given name Masculine given names Surnames of Norman origin German masculine given names Germanic-language surnames