Osbert is a male
Germanic given name
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and a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
, composed of the elements ''
ans/os'' "god", and ''
berht Bert is a hypocoristic form of a number of various Germanic given names, such as Robert, Albert, Elbert, Herbert, Hilbert, Hubert, Gilbert, Wilbert, Filbert, Fulbert, Norbert, Osbert, Roberto, Roberta, Bertram, Berthold, Bertrand ...
'' "bright".
It may refer to:
Given name
Pre-modern era
*Osbert or
Osberht of Northumbria (died 867), King of Northumbria
*Osbert or
Osbeorn Bulax (died c. 1054), son of Siward, Earl of Northumbria
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Osbert de Bayeux (
fl.
''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...
1121−1184), medieval English cleric and archdeacon
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Osbert of Clare
Osbert of Clare (also Osbert de Westminster; died in or after 1158) was a monk, elected prior of Westminster Abbey and briefly abbot. He was a prolific writer of letters, and hagiographer.
Life
Osbert was born towards the end of the eleventh cent ...
(died in or after 1158), monk, elected prior of Westminster Abbey and briefly abbot, writer, hagiographer and forger of charters
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Osbert of Dunblane (died 1230), Bishop of Dunblane
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Osbert de Longchamp (c. 1155−before 1208), Anglo-Norman administrator
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Osbert fitzHervey (died 1206), Anglo-Norman royal judge
Modern world
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O. G. S. Crawford (1886−1957), English archaeologist and a pioneer in the use of aerial photographs in his field
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Osbert Lancaster
Sir Osbert Lancaster (4 August 1908 – 27 July 1986) was an English cartoonist, architectural historian, stage designer and author. He was known for his cartoons in the British press, and for his lifelong work to inform the general publi ...
(1908−1986), English cartoonist, author, art critic and stage designer
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Osbert Mackie (1869−1927), English rugby union centre and Anglican priest
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Osbert Molyneux, 6th Earl of Sefton
Osbert Cecil Molyneux, 6th Earl of Sefton, (21 February 1871 – 16 June 1930), styled The Honourable Osbert Molyneux until 1901, was a British courtier and Liberal politician. He served as Master of the Horse under Sir Henry Campbell-Bann ...
(1871−1930), British courtier and Liberal politician
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Osbert Mordaunt (cricketer, born 1876) (1876−1949), English cricketer
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Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby (1897−1966), British Conservative Party politician
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Osbert Salvin
Osbert Salvin (25 February 1835 – 1 June 1898) was an English natural history, naturalist, Ornithology, ornithologist, and Herpetology, herpetologist best known for co-authoring ''Biologia Centrali-Americana'' (1879–1915) with Frederick DuC ...
(1835−1898), English naturalist, ornithologist and herpetologist
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Osbert Sitwell (1892−1969), English writer
Surname
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Alphonse Osbert (1857-1939), French painter
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William Fitz Osbert (died 1196), champion of the poor in London
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