Egbert

(eg′bərt)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Bert

Origin: OE Ecgbeorht < ecg (see edge) + beorht (see bright): hence, bright sword

died 839; king of the West Saxons (802-839) & first king of the English (829-839)

See Egbert in American Heritage Dictionary 4

West Saxon king (802-839) who became the first overlord of all the English peoples (829).

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