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Rembert

♂ Boy

Pronounced REM-burt /ˈrɛm.bərt/Medium

Meaning: Rembert is an old Germanic name, usually explained from ragin, 'counsel' or 'advice', and beraht, 'bright', giving 'bright counsel'. It honors Saint Rembert, a ninth-century archbishop and missionary.Low

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Origin LowGermanic
MeaningRembert is an old Germanic name, usually explained from ragin, 'counsel' or 'advice', and beraht, 'bright', giving 'bright counsel'. It honors Saint Rembert, a ninth-century archbishop and missionary.
U.S. rank (1993)#8461 ↘ Falling
1993 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1931
Total births (all-time)≈ 438

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 193119121993

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

Rembert is a Germanic name, most often traced to ragin, 'counsel', and beraht, 'bright', for 'bright counsel'. It carries a saintly history through Saint Rembert, a ninth-century archbishop and missionary who chronicled the life of Saint Ansgar. The name reached America mainly with German and northern European families.

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year around its 1931 peak, and it stayed an uncommon heritage choice. A man named Rembert would be of great-grandparent age now, and the name reads as an old-world masculine form rather than a revival.

Did you know? Saint Rembert succeeded Saint Ansgar as archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen and wrote his life story, keeping the name alive in northern European and later immigrant use.
Overall data confidence 42%
References - Rembert — Germanic ragin + beraht, 'bright counsel'; Saint Rembert of Hamburg-Bremen

Variations

RambertReimbertRembrandt

Nicknames

RemBert

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Rembert mean?

It is a Germanic name, usually read from words for 'counsel' and 'bright', so 'bright counsel'.

How do you pronounce Rembert?

It is said REM-burt /ˈrɛm.bərt/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Rembert a boy or girl name?

Rembert is used as a boy's name.

Is Rembert a popular name?

No, it was always rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the nineteen-thirties.

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