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Several [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] persons were named '''Ecgberht''' (or '''Ecgbert''' or '''Egbert'''). The name itself means "Bright Edge," such as that of a blade.
*[[Ecgberht of Kent]] (ruled 664–673)
*[[Saint Egbert]] (died 729), hermit and missionary
*[[Ecgbert, archbishop of York]] (died 766)
*[[Egbert II of Kent]] (died c. 784)
*[[Egbert of Lindisfarne]] (died 821)
*[[Egbert of Wessex]] (ruled 802–839)
*[[Ecgberht I of Northumbria]] (deposed 872; died 873)
*[[Ecgberht II of Northumbria]] (reigned 876-878x883)
'''Egbert''', '''Ekbert''', or '''Ecbert''' is also an old German name:
*[[Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen]] (d. 1068)
*[[Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen]] (ca. 1060-1090)
*[[Egbert Gospels]], commissioned by Archbishop [[Egbert of Trier]] (ca. 950 - 993)
'''Egbert''' may also refer to:
*The town of [[Egbert, Ontario]]
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