Alberto
Encyclopedia
Alberto is the Romance
version of the Latin
ized form (Albertus) of Germanic
Albert
. It is used in Italian
, Portuguese
and Spanish
. The diminutive is Albertito in Spanish or Albertico in Latin America, and Albertino in Italian. It derives from the name Adalberto which in turn derives from Athala (meaning Noble) and Berth
(meaning bright).
Romance languages
The Romance languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family, more precisely of the Italic languages subfamily, comprising all the languages that descend from Vulgar Latin, the language of ancient Rome...
version of the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
ized form (Albertus) of Germanic
Germanic
Germanic may refer to* The Germanic languages, descended from Proto-Germanic.* The Germanic peoples**List of Germanic peoples**List of confederations of Germanic tribes* German people* Germanic mythology...
Albert
Albert
Albert may refer to:* Albert , a family name * Albert * Albertet, an Occitan diminutive of AlbertFictional characters:* Albert , minor character in Dario Argento's 1977 film Suspiria...
. It is used in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. The diminutive is Albertito in Spanish or Albertico in Latin America, and Albertino in Italian. It derives from the name Adalberto which in turn derives from Athala (meaning Noble) and Berth
Berth
Berth may refer to:*Berth *Berth *Berth , an album by The UsedBerthing may refer to:*The placement of a spacecraft into a berthing mechanism through the use of a robotic arm*A cabin on a ship...
(meaning bright).
People
- Alberto Bustani Adem (born 1954), Mexican engineer
- Alberto AscariAlberto AscariAlberto Ascari was an Italian racing driver and twice Formula One World Champion. He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport, and the only one winning his two championships in a Ferrari....
(1918–1955), Italian racing driver - Alberto CavalcantiAlberto CavalcantiAlberto de Almeida Cavalcanti was a Brazilian-born film director and producer.-Early life:Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of a prominent mathematician. He was a precociously intelligent child, and by the age of 15 was studying law at university. Following an argument with a...
, Brazilian film producer - Alberto CortezAlberto CortezAlberto Cortez is an Argentine singer and songwriter. Cortez and his wife live in Madrid.Cortez was born in Rancul, La Pampa Province, Argentina, March 13, 1938. At the age of six entered in the elementary school and at the same time to the conservatory Alberto Williams. He begins to compose songs...
, Argentine musician - Alberto FujimoriAlberto FujimoriAlberto Fujimori Fujimori served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability, though his methods have drawn charges of...
, former President of Peru - Alberto GiacomettiAlberto GiacomettiAlberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic background; his father, Giovanni, was a well-known post-Impressionist painter...
, Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker - Alberto GonzalesAlberto GonzalesAlberto R. Gonzales was the 80th Attorney General of the United States. Gonzales was appointed to the post in February 2005 by President George W. Bush. Gonzales was the first Hispanic Attorney General in U.S. history and the highest-ranking Hispanic government official ever...
, American politician - Alberto GrimaldiAlberto GrimaldiAlberto Grimaldi is an Italian film producer.He was born in Naples. He is credited with producing some of the most famous films in film history including "For A Few Dollars More" in 1965, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966, Last Tango in Paris in 1972 and Gangs of New York in...
, Italian film producer - Alberto MagnelliAlberto MagnelliAlberto Magnelli was an Italian modern painter who was a significant figure in the post war Concrete art movement.- Biography :...
, Italian artist - Alberto Cifuentes MartínezAlberto Cifuentes MartínezAlberto Cifuentes Martínez, simply Alberto , is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Murcia as a goalkeeper.-External links:** *...
(born 1979), Spanish footballer, known as Alberto - Alberto Marcos ReyAlberto Marcos ReyAlberto Marcos Rey is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender....
(born 1969), Spanish footballer, known as Alberto - Alberto RiveraAlberto RiveraAlberto Magno Romero Rivera was an anti-Catholic religious activist who was the source of many of fundamentalist Christian author Jack Chick's conspiracy theories about the Vatican....
Spanish born immigrant to America and anti-CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
publisher
Fictional characters
- Alberto BertorelliCaptain Alberto BertorelliCaptain Alberto Bertorelli is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo!, which ran from 1982 to 1992. He was played by Gavin Richards at first, later being replaced by Roger Kitter for season 7 .-Character overview:Bertorelli was, as a result of Nazi Germany's alliance with Italy and...
, a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!'Allo 'Allo!'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army, and was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6...
Other uses
- Alberto (Upstairs, Downstairs)Alberto (Upstairs, Downstairs)Alberto is the eleventh episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 16 November 1975 on ITV.-Background:The Understudy was recorded in the studio on 15 and 16 May 1975...
, Upstairs, Downstairs episode - Alberto, comic made by fundamentalistFundamentalist ChristianityChristian fundamentalism, also known as Fundamentalist Christianity, or Fundamentalism, arose out of British and American Protestantism in the late 19th century and early 20th century among evangelical Christians...
Jack ChickJack ChickJack Thomas Chick is an American publisher, writer, and comic book artist of fundamentalist Christian tracts and comic books...
about a man called Alberto RiveraAlberto RiveraAlberto Magno Romero Rivera was an anti-Catholic religious activist who was the source of many of fundamentalist Christian author Jack Chick's conspiracy theories about the Vatican....
who claimed to be an Ex-Jesuit priest - Hurricane AlbertoHurricane AlbertoThe name Alberto has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean:*Hurricane Alberto , a Category 1 hurricane that formed near Cuba, where it caused 23 deaths from heavy flooding...
, Several hurricanes - Alberto-CulverAlberto-CulverAlberto-Culver is an American corporation with international sales whose principal business is manufacturing hair and skin beauty care products under such brands as Alberto VO5, Andrew Collinge, St. Ives , TRESemmé, FDS, Consort, and Nexxus. It is a manufacturer in the multicultural beauty care...
, American cosmetics company
See also
- AlbertAlbertAlbert may refer to:* Albert , a family name * Albert * Albertet, an Occitan diminutive of AlbertFictional characters:* Albert , minor character in Dario Argento's 1977 film Suspiria...
- Albert (surname)Albert (surname)Albert is a surname, and may refer to:* Abraham Adrian Albert , American mathematician* Barbara Albert, Austrian film-producer and director* Carl Albert, American politician* Darren Albert, Australian rugby league player...
- Albertus (given name)
- AlbertetAlbertetAlbertet is the Occitan diminutive of Albert . It is commonly associated with two troubadours:*Albertet Cailla*Albertet de Sestaro...
, an Occitan diminutive of Albert - Adalbert (name)Adalbert (name)Adalbert is an archaic given name which means "noble-bright, noble-shining", or “shining by the nobility”. It comes from Germanic adal or edel and berht ....