Albert 1504 222958874 2008-07-01T22:36:40Z Indisciplined 1768005 {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Albert | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = noble-bright | region = | origin = [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] | related names = | footnotes = }} '''Albert''' is a common first name. The name has its origins in the [[Germanic name]] ''Adalbrecht'', meaning "noble-bright". ''Albert'' may refer to: * [[Albert (surname)]], a family name (and people with that name) * [[Albertet]], an [[Occitan]] diminutive of Albert '''People''': *[[Albert of Austria (disambiguation)]] *[[St. Albert (disambiguation)]] *[[Prince Albert (disambiguation)]] *[[Albert of Aix]] (c. 1100), historian of the first crusade *[[Albert I of Brandenburg]] (c. 1100-1170) Margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to 1170 to and duke of Saxony from 1138 to 1142 *[[Albert II, Margrave of Meissen]] (c. 1240-1314), the son of Henry III, Margrave of Meißen and Constantia of Austria *[[Albert of Sweden]] (1338-1412), king of Sweden *[[Albert, Duke of Saxony]] (1443-1500), the younger son of Frederick II the Gentle *[[Albert of Mainz]] (1490-1545), Elector and Archbishop of Mainz from 1514 to 1545 and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513 to 1545 *[[Albert I, Duke of Prussia]] (1490-1568), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order before converting to Lutheranism and becoming the first duke of Ducal Prussia *[[Albert Alcibiades]] (1522-1557), Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach *[[Albert L'Ouvrier]] (1815-1895), French socialist statesman of the French Second Republic *[[Albert, 4th duc de Broglie]] (1821-1901), French monarchist politician *[[Albert, King of Saxony]] (1828-1873), the eldest son of Prince John *[[Albert I, Prince of Monaco]] (1848-1922), the reigning Prince of Monaco from September 10, 1889 – June 26, 1922 *[[Albert Mussey Johnson]] (1872-1948), eccentric multi-millionaire and builder of [[Scotty's Castle]]. *[[Albert Einstein]] (1879–1955) German-born theoretical physicist. *[[Albert I of Belgium]] (1875-1934), the third King of the Belgians *[[Albert II of Belgium]] (1934-), the current King of the Belgians *[[Albert II, Prince of Monaco]] (1958-), the head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco *[[Matthew Bloom]] (1972-), professional wrestler who went by the name Albert. *[[Albert Pujols]] (1980-), professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals '''Fictional characters''': *[[Albert (Discworld)]], a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert, supporting character in ''Josie'' (later [[Josie and the Pussycats (comic)|''Josie and the Pussycats'' (comic)]]) *[[Albert Heinrich]] aka Cyborg 004, a character in [[Cyborg 009]] *One of the two main characters in [[Leo Tolstoy]]'s short story with the same name, Albert In '''geography''' it may refer to: *[[Albert (electoral district)]], a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada from 1867 to 1903 *[[Albert, Belize]] *[[Albert, Kansas]] *[[Albert, Somme]] a French Commune, site of three battles during the First World War ::* [[Battle of Albert (1914)]] ::* [[Battle of Albert (1916)]] ::* [[Battle of Albert (1918)]] *[[Albert, Texas]], a ghost town *[[Albert County, New Brunswick]] *[[Albert Township, Michigan]] In '''other fields''' it may refer to: *[[Albert Heijn]], the largest supermarket chain in [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]]. *[[719 Albert]], Amor asteroid *[[Albert E. Gator]], the costumed male mascot of the University of Florida Gators athletics teams *[[Albert Productions]], a record label *[[Albert (Automobile)]], an early 1920s British automobile ==See also== *{{lookfrom|Albert}} *[[Alberta]] *[[Albertina]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:Germanic names]] [[bg:Алберт]] [[da:Albert]] [[de:Albert#Bekannte_Namenstr.C3.A4ger]] [[et:Albert]] [[es:Alberto]] [[fr:Albert]] [[nl:Albert]] [[ja:アルバート]] [[pl:Albert]] [[pt:Alberto]] [[ro:Albert]] [[ru:Альберт]] [[sv:Albert#Personer_med_namnet_Albert]] [[vo:Albert]] [[zh:阿尔伯特]]