Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name, borne by an 8th century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.

Etymologies

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Germanic hug "heart, mind" + berht "bright, famous".

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Examples

  • That night we had a skull session in the office, and at eleven thirty I called Hubert.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • That night we had a skull session in the office, and at eleven thirty I called Hubert.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • That night we had a skull session in the office, and at eleven thirty I called Hubert.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • Linebacker Cqulin Hubert of Aldine, Texas, backed out of a commitment to Iowa State, and previously uncommitted defensive end Lawrence Cayou of New Orleans signed with the Red Raiders.

    Texas Tech - Team Notes 2010

  • The masquerade works a bit better for the strapping Janet McTeer, who plays Albert's fellow transvestite, a housepainter who goes by the name of Hubert Page and opens Albert's eyes to possibilities he'd never thought existed.

    'Man on a Ledge' Does a Balancing Act John Anderson 2012

  • Hubert is that kind of child: he's trying to protect his parents and he can't, just as parents can't really protect children from terrible things that might happen.

    A life in books: Lauren Child Sarah Crown 2010

  • -- LB Cqulin Hubert, an Iowa State verbal commitment, changed his mind at the last minute and signed with Texas Tech. Hubert was a three-star Rivals. com prospect.

    Iowa State - Team Notes 2010

  • About the Blogger: Jennifer Hubert is a middle school librarian; she is the author of Reading Rants!

    Blog of the Day: Reading Rants! 2007

  • This tower at St. Hubert is the latest and most up-to-date tower in the world.

    The Shuttle of Empire—The Airship 1930

  • Then the armed men rushed forward, forced Hubert from the altar, and carried him out of the church.

    An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls Henrietta Elizabeth 1920

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