Dagobert or Taginbert is a Germanic male given name, possibly from

Old Frankish Frankish ( reconstructed endonym: *), also known as Old Franconian or Old Frankish, was the West Germanic language spoken by the Franks from the 5th to 10th centuries. Franks under king Chlodio settled in Roman Gaul in the 5th century. O ...

''Dag'' "day" and '' beraht'' "bright". Alternatively, it has been identified as

Gaulish Gaulish is an extinct Celtic languages, 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, ...

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

Animals

Roi Dagobert Roi Dagobert (FR) (foaled February 16 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, incl ...

(born 1964), thoroughbred racehorse

People

Dagobert I Dagobert I (; 603/605 – 19 January 639) was King of the Franks. He ruled Austrasia (623–634) and Neustria and Burgundy (629–639). He has been described as the last king of the Merovingian dynasty to wield real royal power, after which the ...

(605–639), Frankish king *

Dagobert II Dagobert II (; ; 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 ninth century. None of the narrati ...

(died 679), Frankish king *

Dagobert III Dagobert III ( 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 T ...

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

Childeric II Childeric II ( 653 – 675) was List of Frankish kings, King of the Franks in the 7th century. He ruled Austrasia from 662 and Neustria and Kingdom of Burgundy, Burgundy from 673 until his death, making him sole king for the final two years o ...

Mieszko I Mieszko I (; – 25 May 992) was Duchy of Poland (966–1025), Duke of Poland from 960 until his death in 992 and the founder of the first unified History of Poland, Polish state, the Civitas Schinesghe. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was t ...

(died 992), Duke of Poland, who adopted Christianity and was possibly baptised as Dagobert. *

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 (), was King of France from 1223 to 1226. As a prince, he invaded Kingdom of England, England on 21 May 1216 and was Excommunication in the Catholic Church, excommunicated by a ...

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, Dag ...

(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 at ...

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

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

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

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

(1904–1943), Resistance fighter against the Nazis *

Père Dagobert Father Dagobert de Longuory (a.k.a. Père Dagobert) was a Capuchin friar who arrived in New Orleans from Quebec in 1722. In 1745, he became priest of the Parish Church of St. Louis (dedicated as a Cathedral in 1794) and later was appointed as vi ...

, Capuchin friar *

Dagobert D. Runes Dagobert David Runes (January 6, 1902 – September 24, 1982) was an immigrant publisher in the US, a philosopher and author. Biography Runes was born in Zastavna, Bukovina, Austro-Hungary (now in Ukraine). He received a doctorate in phil ...

(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 City / O ...

, Major league baseball player * Dagobert Banzio (1957–2017), Ivorian politician * Dagobert Dang (born 1958), Cameroon footballer *

Dagobert Frey Dagobert Frey (23 April 1883 in Vienna – 13 May 1962 in Stuttgart) was an Austrian art historian, a criminal responsible for the theft of the most valuable European and Polish collections from the Warsaw and Kraków museums and national art gal ...

(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 * Dagobert Thometschek, German rower

Popular culture

Dagobert IX The ''Foundation'' series is a science fiction book series written by American author Isaac Asimov. First published as a series of short stories and novellas from 1942 to 1950, and subsequently in three collections, for nearly thirty years the ...

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

Scrooge McDuck Scrooge McDuck (occasionally stylized as $crooge McDuck) is a cartoon character created in 1947 for The Walt Disney Company by Carl Barks. Appearing in Disney comics, Scrooge is a Scottish-born American anthropomorphic duck. Like his nephew, Do ...

** 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 f ...

* 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 (comic strip), Blondie''. He debuted in the first strip on September 8, 1930. He was originally heir to the Bumstead Locomotive fortune, but was dis ...

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 been tra ...

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The Famous Five ''The Famous Five'' is a series of children's Adventure fiction, adventure novels and short stories written by English author Enid Blyton. The first book, ''Five on a Treasure Island'', was published in 1942. The novels feature the adventure ...

'' books (Timmy in the original) * '' Good King Dagobert'', a 1984 French-Italian film directed by Dino Risi * Dagobert is the name of a major character in the epic novel, "The Wandering Jew" by Eugene Sue.

Food

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