Dagobert
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Dagobert is a male given name, from Gaulish dago "good" and Old Frankish berath "bright".

historical persons called Dagobert include:

• Dagobert (4th century), part of the Carl Christopher/Christoffersson Springer genealogy
• Dagobert I (603–639), Frankish King
• Dagobert II (650–679), Frankish King
• Dagobert III (711–715), Frankish King
• Dagobert of Pisa, Archbishop of Pisa and first Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
• Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert (1736-1794), French general
• Erich Dagobert von Drygalski (1865 - 1949), German geographer, born in Königsberg.

current people called Dagobert include:

• Dagobert (Musician), electronic music artist

in popular culture:

• The German, Dutch and Hungarian name of Disney character Scrooge McDuck
  • hence, the pseudonym of extortionist Arno Funke
    • In Swedish, the cartoon character "Dagwood Bumstead" is named "Dagobert Krikelin"
• The song Le bon roi Dagobert, named after Dagobert I
• Dagobert, name of the dog in the French translation of Enid Blyton's The Famous Five books (Timmy in the original)