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Gilbert
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gilbert
English
Etymology
en :der fro:Gislebert
From en fro Gislebert, from en gem-pro *Gīslaberhtaz, from gem-pro *gīslaz pledge *berhtaz bright, famous 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡɪlbɚt/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gilbert.wav Southern England
Proper noun
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en male Germanic languages.
en 1605 w:William Camden Remains Concerning Britain John Russell Smith 1870 81 Gilbert - - - because it is written in Dooms-day book Gislebert, I judge it rather to signifie Bright or brave pledge - - - .So it is a well fitting name for children which are the only sweet pledges and pawns of love between man and wife.
en.
en 22 September 2026 Samantha Jagger Dumping donkey in road 'cruel and dangerous' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq39m23n0219o BBC News Linda Gilbert said "she felt like crying" because she could see the fear in the animal, now named Doris, who was "emaciated, thin and matted" and was one of the "saddest-looking donkeys". 22 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260926061345/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq39m23n0219o 26 September 2026
en number of places c/USA:
en town co/Maricopa County s/Arizona.
en small town co/Searcy County s/Arkansas.
en city co/Story County s/Iowa.
en village co/Franklin Parish s/Louisiana.
en city co/St. Louis County s/Minnesota.
en ghost town co/Esmeralda County s/Nevada.
en unincorporated community co/Muskingum County s/Ohio.
en unincorporated community co/Monroe County s/Pennsylvania.
en town co/Lexington County s/South Carolina.
en town co/Mingo County s/West Virginia.
en unincorporated community town/Bradley co/Lincoln County s/Wisconsin.
Derived terms
en Clare and Gilbert Valleys Gibb Gibbs Gibson Gilbert and Ellice Islands Gilbert Islands Gilbertese Gilbertian Gilbertine gilbertite Gilbertson Gilbertville
Translations
male given name
Bengali: bn গিলবার্ট
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 吉爾伯特 Jíěrbótè
Dutch: nl Gijsbert m, nl Gilbert
French: fr Gilbert
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Gysbert n
Galician: gl Xilberte m, gl Xilberto
German: de Gilbert
Hebrew: he גילברט
Italian: it Gilberto, it Gisberto
Māori: mi Kiripeta
Norman: nrf Dgibèrt m
Portuguese: pt Gilberto m
Russian: ru Ги́лберт m
Sicilian: scn Cilibertu, scn Gilibertu
Spanish: es Gilberto
Yiddish: yi גילבערט
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb en Gilbert, from ceb fro -, from ceb gem-pro *gīslaz pledge + gem-pro *berhtaz bright, famous.
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male English < Germanic languages
Faroese
Etymology
Ultimately from fo gem-pro *Gīslaberhtaz. fo
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Gilbertsson Gilbertsdóttir
Declension
Gilbert Gilbert Gilberti Gilberts
French
Etymology
From fr fro Gislebert, from fr gem-pro *Gīslaberhtaz, from gem-pro *gīslaz pledge *berhtaz bright, famous 1.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
fr male Gilbert
Related terms
female given name: fr Gilberte
German
Etymology
Ultimately from de gem-pro *Gīslaberhtaz. de
Pronunciation
de /ˈɡɪlbɐt/
de De-Gilbert.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ʒɪlˈbɛːɐ̯/
de De-Gilbert2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Gil bert
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male Germanic languages Gilbert