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Albertus
How to Pronounce Albertus
Pronounced al-BUR-tus /ælˈbɜr.təs/Medium
Meaning: Albertus is the Latinized form of Albert, from the Germanic Adalbert, combining adal ('noble') and beraht ('bright, famous'), so 'noble and bright.' Common in Dutch and German records, it was often the formal, church-register version of everyday Albert.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Albertus is the Latin form of Albert, from Germanic roots meaning 'noble and bright.' Carried especially in Dutch and German families as the formal register version of Albert, it appears in United States records from the 1880s and reached its modest high around 1918. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its peak.
A man named Albertus at that peak would be from a great-grandparent generation now, and the name reads as a stately, old-world vintage choice tied to Dutch and German heritage. It faded across the twentieth century as families used plain Albert instead, and it has not revived.
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What does the name Albertus mean?
It is the Latin form of Albert, from Germanic roots meaning 'noble and bright.'
How do you pronounce Albertus?
It's said al-BUR-tus /ælˈbɜr.təs/, 3 syllables, stress on the second.
Is Albertus a boy or girl name?
Albertus is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Albertus?
It has always been rare, a formal Latin form of Albert that appeared in the eighteen-eighties and was given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the nineteen-tens.