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Ethelbert

(et̸h′əl bərt)

noun

a masculine name

Origin: OE Æthelbryht, lit., noble bright < æthele, noble + beorht, bright: see Albert

552?-616; king of Kent (560-616)

See Ethelbert in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Anglo-Saxon king who ruled all of Britain south of the Humber, was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine (597), and codified English law (604).

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