Tolbert

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Tolbert

1. A surname.

• Roblett, blotter, bottler

First attested as oldebert in 1479. Compound of Old Frisian ald (“old”) and bert (“settlement”). The initial T- is the result of the preposition te (“at”) being contracted into the toponym. The element ald was added to distinguish the settlement from Niebert. Compare Taarlo, Tinallinge and Tubbergen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔl.bɛrt/
• Hyphenation: Tol‧bert

Tolbert n

1. A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN