Ethelbert

American  

[eth-uhl-burt] / ˈɛθ əlˌbɜrt /

noun

1. a.d. 552?–616, king of Kent 560–616.

2. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “bright.”

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Ethelbert British  

/ ˈæθəlˌbɜːt, ˈɛθəlˌbɜːt /

noun

1. Saint. ?552–616 _ad , king of Kent (560–616): converted to Christianity by St Augustine; issued the earliest known code of English laws. Feast day: Feb 24 or 25

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Example Sentences

The section “We Are Lucky She Dared” includes “Some of Us Did Not Die,” a thoughtful essay by the poet E. Ethelbert Miller, a longtime friend of Jordan’s who sketches an intimate perspective.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

Contemporaries noted the success of Clothilde’s persuasion in the conversion of her husband King Clovis, and Bertha, the wife of King Ethelbert of Kent, likewise encouraged her husband to convert.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Others affiliated with the institute included 1972 Democratic presidential candidate George S. McGovern, writer and civil rights activist Roger Wilkins, documentary filmmaker Saul Landau, writer Barbara Ehrenreich and poet E. Ethelbert Miller.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2017

He is the architect of the university’s soon-to-open Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African and African American Art, for which he will curate the inaugural exhibition with cocurator Mariane Ibrahim-Lendhart.

From Architectural Digest • Sep. 26, 2014

Ethelbert governed his kingdom five years in peace, with the love and respect of his subjects, who felt deep sorrow when he went the way of all flesh.

From Old English Chronicles by Various