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Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (Albertus) of Germanic Adalbert . It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. It derives from the Old German Athala (meaning noble) and Berth (meaning bright). [1] [2] Notable people with the name include:

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  1. ↑ Albaigès, Josep M.; Olivart, J.M.A. (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Universitat de Barcelona. p. 30. ISBN   978-84-475-0264-6 . Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Origin and Meaning of Alberto
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