Albertus

Albertus is the Latinized form of the Old High German name Adalbert, composed of the elements adal, meaning noble, and beraht, meaning bright or famous. This classical Latin form was widely used in medieval scholarly and ecclesiastical contexts, and is notably associated with the thirteenth-century theologian and philosopher Albertus Magnus, a Doctor of the Church and teacher of Thomas Aquinas. The name corresponds directly to Albert in English and German, Albrecht in German, and Alberto in Spanish and Italian.