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Gilbert
Pronunciation	/ɡɪlbɜːrt/; French: [ʒil.bɛʁ]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Norman-French
Meaning	gisel + beraht
Other names
Related names	Gilberto, Gil

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Gilbert is a given name of Norman-French origin,^[1] itself from Germanic Gisilberht or Gisalberht.^[2]^[3] Original spellings included Gislebert, Guilbert and Gilebert. The first element, Gil-, comes from Germanic gīsil, meaning "shaft of an arrow" or gisal "pledge, hostage", while the second element, -bert comes from Germanic -behrt, short form of beraht, meaning "bright" or "famous".^[4]^[5] The name was introduced to England by the Normans where it was popular during the Middle Ages. That is the reason the pronunciation Gil- [gil] reflects the Northern Norman one [gil], as opposed to Old French [dʒil] > French [ʒil] and explains the alternative spelling Guilbert with Guil- [gil].

Variant spellings have evolved throughout Europe, including the Romance language version, Gilberto, and the Latin version, Gilbertus. The diminutive, Gil, is popular as a given name or nickname. Gilbert, with variant spellings, is also used as a surname (see Gilbert (surname)).

Translations

Arabic: غيلبرت
Belarusian: Гілберт ( Hilbiert)
Bengali: গিলবার্ট ( Gilabārṭa)
Chinese Simplified: 吉尔伯特 (Jí'ěr bó tè)
Chinese Traditional: 吉爾伯特 (Jí'ěr bó tè)
French: Gilbert
German: Gilbert
Gujarati: ગિલ્બર્ટ ( Gilbarṭa)
Hebrew: גילברט
Hindi: गिल्बर्ट ( Gilbarṭa)
Italian: Gilberto
Japanese: ギルバート ( Girubāto)
Kannada: ಗಿಲ್ಬರ್ಟ್ ( Gilbarṭ)
Korean: 길버트 (Gilbeoteu)
Macedonian: Гилберт
Marathi: गिल्बर्ट ( Gilbarṭa)
Mongolian: Гилберт ( Gilbyert)
Nepali: गिल्बर्ट (Gilbarṭa)
Persian: گیلبرت
Portuguese: Gilberto
Russian: Гилберт
Serbian: Гилберт
Spanish: Gilberto
Tamil: கில்பர்ட் ( Kilparṭ)
Telugu: గిల్బర్ట్ ( Gilbarṭ)
Thai: กิลเบิร์ ( Kilbeir̒)
Turkish: Jilbert, Jilber
Ukrainian: Гілберт ( Hilbert)
Urdu: گلبرٹ
Yiddish: גילבערט ( Gylbʻrt)

People with the name

Saint Gilbert (disambiguation)
Gilbert of England or Gilbertus Anglicus (c. 1180 – c. 1250), English physician
Gilbert of Glenluce (died 1253), Scottish, 13th-century Cistercian monk, abbot and bishop
Gilbert of Sempringham (c. 1083-1190), the only Englishman to found a monastic order
Gislebertus, 12th-century sculptor
Gilbert Arenas (born 1982), professional basketball player
Gilbert Bécaud (1927-2001), French singer, composer, pianist and actor
Gilbert Brown (born 1971), American football player
Gilbert Brulé (born 1987), ice hockey player
Gilbert Cates (1934-2011), director and producer of film, TV and theater, producer of 14 Academy Awards shows, president of the Directors Guild of America
Gilbert Cavan (died 1420), Scottish cleric
Count Gilbert de Chambrun (1909-2009), French politician.
G. K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874–1936), writer
Gilbert Crispin (1055?-1117), Anglo-Norman monk appointed abbot, proctor and servant of Westminster Abbey, England
Gilbert Cruz (born 1980), Puerto Rican wrestler
Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson (1906–1992), Canadian mathematician
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (c. 1100-1148) Anglo-Norman earl
Gilbert de la Porrée (1070–1154) or Gilbertus Porretanus, French scholastic logician and theologian
Gilbert Eisner, American fencer
Gilbert Gottfried (born 1955), actor and comedian
Gil Hodges (1924-1972), American baseball player
Gilbert von In der Maur (1887–1959), Austrian SS leader and journalist
Gilbert Khunwane (born 1977), Batswana boxer
Gilbert Levin (born 1948), American conductor
Gilbert Mamery (1927–2003), Puerto Rican disc-jockey, musicologist, radio station owner, radio and television personality, marketing impresario and composer
Gilbert Marouani (1933–2016), Tunisian-born music producer and agent
Gilbert Melendez (born 1982), American mixed martial artist
Gilbert O'Sullivan, stage name of Irish musician Raymond Edward O'Sullivan
Gilbert Pena (born 1949), Texas politician
Gilbert Patterson (1939-2007), American Christian Pentecostal clergyman, Presiding Bishop, Church of God in Christ, Inc.
Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828), American painter
Gilbert Tosetti (1879-1923), English cricketer
Gilbert R. Tredway (born 1922), historian
Gilbert Tuhabonye (born 1974), American long distance runner
Gilbert F. White (1911–2006), American geographer

Fictional characters

Gilbert Beilschmidt, the given human name for the personification of Prussia from the popular anime series "Hetalia: Axis Powers"
Gil Grissom, in the television series Crime Scene Investigation (C.S.I.)
Gilbert, Caillou's animated and puppet cat in the Canadian children's television programme Caillou
Gilbert Blythe, in Lucy Maud Montgomery's novels series Anne of Green Gables
Gilbert Grape, the eponymous character in the film What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Gilbert Nightray, from the manga and anime series Pandora Hearts
Gilbert Dauterive, cousin of the character Bill Dauterive from the animated television series King of the Hill
Gilbert G.P. Guilford, a character from Code Geass

References

^ "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Gilbert". Retrieved 2013-05-12.
^ Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 292a.
^ Etymology of "Gilbert"
^ DAUZAT 292a.
^ Etymology of "Gisilberht"

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[urlGilbert-1] "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Gilbert". Retrieved 2013-05-12.

[2] Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 292a.

[3] Etymology of "Gilbert"

[4] DAUZAT 292a.

[5] Etymology of "Gisilberht"

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 * Gilbert Nightray, from the manga and anime series ''[[Pandora Hearts]]''
 * Gilbert Dauterive, cousin of the character [[Bill Dauterive]] from the animated television series ''[[King of the Hill]]''
+* Gilbert G.P. Guilford, a character from ''[[Code Geass]]''
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