Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Hubert is a European family name & first name. As a Family name it is explained as an abbreviation of Hubertz (Yiddish & 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). It was most popular in Belgium after the Belgian Saint Hubert whose legend is built around a popular Transylvanian motif. 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) This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.