English Explanatory Dictionary

Colbert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename
  4. A city in Madison County, Georgia, United States.
  5. A town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States.
  7. Ellipsis of Colbert County.

Pronunciation

/ˈkoʊlbɚt/ /koʊlˈbɛɚ/

Word forms

Colbert Colberts

Etymology

From a Germanic personal name, composed of Proto-Germanic *kōlaz (“cool, cold; calm”) and *berhtaz (“bright”).

Related words

Kolbert

Derived words

Colbertism Colbertist Colbert County
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