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GILBERT

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, French, Dutch, German

Pronounced: GIL-bərt (English), zheel-BER (French), KHIL-bərt (Dutch)   [key]

Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisel "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.
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