Meaning and history
Colbert is a French surname occasionally used as a masculine given name. The surname is generally traced to a Germanic personal name, but the precise elements and meaning are disputed; proposed interpretations involving “bright” should therefore be treated cautiously. It is historically associated with Jean-Baptiste Colbert, finance minister to Louis XIV, though Colbert was his surname. A real-life given-name bearer was American film producer and screenwriter Colbert Clark, active in early serial cinema.
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20122012: 6 births, rank #10,770
In 2012, 6 babies were recorded with the name Colbert, ranking #10,770 among boys.