Gilbert
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Given Name GILBERT

GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
PRONOUNCED: GIL-bərt (English), ZHEEL-BER (French), KHIL-bərt (Dutch), GIL-bert (German)   [details]

Meaning & History

Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisil "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it was common during the Middle Ages. It was borne by a 12th-century British saint, the founder of the religious order known as the Gilbertines.

Categories

Alien characters, Caillou characters, Code Geass characters, saints, storms, towns

Related Names

VARIANTS: Giselbert, Gisilbert (Ancient Germanic)
DIMINUTIVES: Gib, Gil (English)
FEMININE FORMS: Gilberte (French), Gilberta (Dutch)
OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Gilberto (Italian), Gilberto (Portuguese), Gilberto (Spanish)

Popularity

  United States
960
2016
  Canada (BC)
not
ranked
2015
  France
not
ranked
2015
  Switzerland
not
ranked
2013

Sources & References

  • Ernst Förstemann, Altdeutsches namenbuch (1900), page 638