Cuthbert
/ˈkʌθ.bɜːɹt/
Cuthbert proper noun: a male given name from Old English.
Proper noun
Cuthbert
- A male given name from Old English.
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- "What's the first name?" […]
- A surname.
- A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Georgia, United States, named after John Alfred Cuthbert.
- An unincorporated community in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States.
- A ghost town in Mitchell County, Texas, United States, originally named after Thomas Cuthbertson.
Origin of Cuthbert
Name of early English saints, from Old English Cūþbeorht (“brightly known, famous”).
Words formed from Cuthbert
Questions about Cuthbert
- What does Cuthbert mean?
- Cuthbert means a male given name from Old English.
- What part of speech is Cuthbert?
- Cuthbert is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Cuthbert?
- Cuthbert is pronounced /ˈkʌθ.bɜːɹt/.
Words near Cuthbert in the dictionary
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