Hubert is a European family name and first name. Saint Hubert, first bishop of Liege, Belgium, was the "Apostle to the Ardennes;"
As a family name it is explained as an abbreviation of Hubertz (Yiddish and Sorbian form of Huberowitz) meaning "Houber's son" or "(son) of Heber" or simply Heberite.
As a first name it is most commonly explained from Teutonic combining the elements Mind (Hu) + Bright (Bert). This is not surprising when considering its Huber element as a derivation of Heber.
It also occurs in the following variations:
- Hubbard
- Huppertz, Huppert, Hupert
- Hobart
- Hibbert
- Kubers
- Coopers
- Kubritz
- Heberite
- etc.. (please add more)
There are communes that start with Hubert (pro; HOO-behr) in France:
