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{{Infobox given name
| name = Hubert
| image= St.Hubert Ottawa St.Patrick RC Basilica.jpg
| imagesize=
| caption= Saint [[Hubert of Liège]]
| pronunciation=
| gender = male
| meaning = "mind-bright"
| region = 
| origin = [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]]
| related names = Hugubert, Hughbert, [[Hugo (name)|Hugo]], Hubrecht, Hugubrecht, Hubertus, Hudson, [[Hugh (given name)|Hugh]]
| footnotes = 
}}
{{wiktionary|Hubert}}
'''Hubert''' is a [[Germanic given name|Germanic]] masculine given name, from ''[[Hugh (given name)|hug]]'' "mind" and ''[[beraht]]'' "bright".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Hubert&nfd_naam=Hubert&info=analyse+en+verklaring&operator=eq&taal=|title=Hubert|work=[[Meertens Institute]] database of surnames in the Netherlands}}</ref> It also occurs as a surname. 

Saint [[Hubert of Liège]] (or Hubertus) (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers.

== People with the given name Hubert ==
This is a small selection of articles on people named Hubert; for a comprehensive list see instead {{lookfrom|Hubert}}.
*[[Hubert Aaronson]] (1924–2005), F. Mehl University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
*[[Hubert Adair]] (1917–1940), World War II Royal Air Force pilot 
*[[Hubert Badanai]] (1895–1986), Canadian automobile dealer and politician
*[[Hubert Boulard]], a French comics creator who is unusually credited as "Hubert"
*[[Theresa May#Early life, family, and education|Hubert Brasier]] (1917–1981), a Church of England clergyman, more famously the father of UK Prime Minister Theresa May
*[[Hubert Brown (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Hubert Buchanan]] (born 1941), a United States Air Force captain and fighter pilot
*[[Hubert Butler]] (1900–1991), Irish essayist 
*[[Hubert Chevis]] (1902–1931), a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of the British Army who died of strychnine poisoning in June 1931
*[[Hubert B. Crouch]] (1906–1980), American zoologist
*[[Hubert Henry Davies|Hubert Davies]], British playwright and director
*[[Hubert Davis (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Hubert Dreyfus]] (1929–2017), American philosopher
*[[Hubert, Duke of Spoleto]] (died c.969), illegitimate son of King Hugh of Italy 
*[[Hubert van Eyck]] (c.1385–1426), Early Dutch painter
*[[Hubert Fattal]] (1970–2022), Lebanese businessman
*[[Hubert Fichte]] (1935–1986), German novelist
*[[Hubert Gallant]] (born 1955), Canadian former professional wrestler
*[[Hubert Geralds]] (born 1964), American fugitive
*[[Hubert de Givenchy]] (1921–2018), French fashion designer who founded the house of Givenchy in 1952
*[[Hubert von Goisern]] (born 1952), Austrian musician
*[[Hubert Gough]] (1870–1963), senior officer in the [[British Army]] and commander of [[British Fifth Army]] in the [[First World War]]
*[[Hubert von Herkomer]] (1849–1914), German-born British painter, film-director and composer
*[[Hubert Humphrey]] (1911–1978), American politician, Vice President of the United States
*[[Hubert Hurkacz]] (born 1997), Polish tennis player
*[[Hubert Hüppe]] (born 1956), German politician
*[[Hubert Ingraham]] (born 1947), Prime Minister of the Bahamas
*[[Hubert Kitchen]] (1928–2020), Canadian politician
*[[Hubert Lampo]] (1920–2006), Flemish writer
*[[Hubert Lanz]] (1896–1982), German general
*[[Hubert Laws]] (born 1939), American flutist and saxophonist
*[[Hubert Lenoir]] (born 1994), French Canadian, singer, musician
*[[Hubert Loutsch]] (1878–1946), Prime Minister of Luxembourg
*[[Hubert von Luschka]] (1820–1875), German anatomist
*[[Hubert Lyautey]] (1854–1934), French general
*[[Hubert Maga]] (1916–2000), President of Dahomey
*[[Hubertus van Mook]] (1894–1965), [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]], one of the principal commanders of [[Indonesian National Revolution]]
*[[Hubert Nelson (disambiguation)|Hubert Nelson]], multiple people
*[[Hubert Parker (disambiguation)]]
*[[Hubert Pierlot]] (1883–1963), Belgian Prime Minister
*[[Hubert Pilčík]] (1891–1951), Czechoslovak serial killer
*[[Hubert Robert]] (1733–1808), French landscape painter
*[[Hubert Roberts]] (born 1961), American-Israeli basketball player
*[[Hubert Strolz]] (born 1962), Austrian alpine skier
*[[Hubert Sumlin]] (1931–2011), American blues guitarist and singer
*[[Hubert Trzybinski]] (born 1991), German rower
*[[Hubert Van Innis]] (1868–1961), Belgian archer
*[[Hubert Walter]] (c. 1160–1205) Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England
*[[Hubert Walter (anthropologist)|Hubert Walter]] (1930–2008), German anthropologist
*[[Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.]], a man with the longest last name in recorded history
*[[Hubert W. Woodruff]] (1923–2019), American lawyer and politician
*[[Hubert Weber (disambiguation)]]
*[[Hubert Wu]] (born 1990), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
*[[Hubert Wulfranc]] (born 1956), French politician
*[[Hubert Winthrop Young]] (1885–1950), English soldier 
*[[Hubert Young]] (born 1911), Jamaican cricketer
*[[Hubert Zafke]] (1920–2018), Nazi S.S. medic

===Fictional characters===
* Hubert, the titular pig in the French animated comedy series ''[[Hubert and Takako]]''
* [[King Hubert]], a fictional character from the 1959 Disney film ''Sleeping Beauty''
* Hubert Ambrewster, a character on the TV sitcom ''[[The Ropers#Characters|The Ropers]]''
* Sir Hubert Blunt, a character in the 1980s animated television series ''[[Dragon's Lair (TV series)#Synopsis|Dragon's Lair]]''
* Hubert Cumberdale, a fictional character from David Firth's ''[[Salad Fingers]]''
* [[Huey Duck]], full name Hubert Duck
* Professor [[Hubert J. Farnsworth]], a fictional professor from the animated sitcom ''[[Futurama]]''
* [[Lieutenant Hubert Gruber]], a character in the BBC sitcom '''Allo 'Allo!''
* Hubert Oswell, a character from the video game ''[[Tales of Graces]]''
* [[Hubert von Vestra]], a character from the video game ''[[Fire Emblem: Three Houses]]'' and ''[[Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes]]''

== People with the surname Hubert ==
*[[Allison Hubert]] (1901–1978), American football player
*[[Andy Hubert]] (born 1990), German footballer 
*[[Anthoine Hubert]] (1996–2019), French racing driver
*[[David Hubert]] (born 1988), Belgian footballer
*[[Étienne Hubert (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Guy Hubert]] (born 1979), Malagasy footballer
*[[Henri Hubert]] (1872–1927), French archaeologist and sociologist
*[[Janet Hubert]] (born 1956), American film and television actress
*[[Konrad Hubert]] (1507–1577), German Reformed theologian
*[[Laëtitia Hubert]] (born 1974), French figure skater
*[[Nicolas Hubert]] (died 1569), French servant involved in the murder of Lord Darnley
*[[Owen Hubert]] (born 2000), Canadian-American football player
*[[Tom Hubert]] (born 1964), American road course racer
*[[Wyatt Hubert]] (born 1998), American football player

== Variations ==
*[[Hobart (given name)]] and [[Hobart (surname)]] (English)
*Hub (Dutch, e.g., [[Hub van Doorne]])
*[[Hubbert]] (surname)
*Hubertas (Lithuanian, e.g. [[Hubertas Grušnys]])
*Huberto (Spanish)
*[[Hubert of Liège|Hubertus]] (Dutch, German, Latin)
*Hubrecht (Dutch)
*[[Huib]], Huibert, Huibrecht, Huijbrecht (Dutch)
*Hupert (surname)
*[[Huppert]] (given name and surname)
*[[Hupperts]] (surname)
*[[Huppertz]] (surname)
*Huprecht (German)
*[[Huub]], Huybert, Huybrecht (Dutch)
*[[Uberto]] (Italian)

==Popularity==
In [[England and Wales]], Hubert was the 65th most commonly given male name in 1904, 71st in 1914 and 87th in 1924.  By 1934 it had dropped out of the Top 100.<ref>Popular Baby Names, 1904 - 1994 (UK Office of National Statistics)</ref>

==See also==
*[[Heber (given name)|Heber]], Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic given name Éibhear
*[[Herbert (given name)|Hebert]],  a Germanic given name
*[[Hibbert]], given name derived from Hildebert
*[[Huber]], German occupational surname

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