Philibert

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Philibert. === Proper noun === Philibert (plural Philiberts) A male given name from French. A surname from French. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Philibert is the 40016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Philibert is most common among White (67.88%) and Black/African American (25.91%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Philibert”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == French == === Etymology === From a Germanic given name consisting of Frankish *filu (“many”, from Proto-Germanic *felu) +‎ *berht (“bright”, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz). The spelling with Ph instead of F is due to influence of the given name Philippe. Cognates of *berht include English bright and given names containing bert like Robert, Albert, Berthold etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fi.li.bɛʁ/ === Proper noun === Philibert m a male given name ==== Related terms ==== female given name: Philiberte Italian: Filiberto