Noble and bright
Derived from the Germanic elements 'adal' meaning noble and 'berht' meaning bright or famous. It is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of the name Ethelbert, which was famously borne by a 6th-century King of Kent.
Less common today
Edilberto isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,784 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Filipino civil engineer and revolutionary general
Filipino novelist and literary critic
