Gilbert (given name)

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pronunciation

Gilbert is a given name of Norman-French origin, itself from Germanic Gisilberht or Gisalberht. 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". The name spread in France and was introduced to England by the Normans, where it was popular during the Middle Ages.

Variant spellings have evolved throughout Europe, including the Iberian/Italian version Gilberto and, as was the custom across Europe, given a Latin language version Gilbertus, to be used alongside a person's native variant. The diminutives Gil, Gillie and Bert eventually became popular as a standalone given name or nickname. Gilberte is the feminized version of the name. 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)
English: Gilbert
French: Gilbert
German: Gilbert
Gujarati: ગિલ્બર્ટ (Gilbarṭa)
Hebrew: גילברט
Hindi: गिल्बर्ट (Gilbarṭ)
Indonesian: Gilbert
Italian: Gilberto
Japanese: ギルバート (Girubāto)
Kannada: ಗಿಲ್ಬರ್ಟ್ (Gilbarṭ)
Korean: 길버트 (Gilbeoteu)
Lithuanian: Gilbertas
Macedonian: Гилберт
Marathi: गिल्बर्ट (Gilbarṭa)
Mongolian: Гилберт (Gilbyert)
Nepali: गिल्बर्ट (Gilbarṭa)
Persian: گیلبرت
Portuguese: Gilberto
Russian: Гилберт
Serbo-Croatian: Gìlbert / Гѝлберт
Sinhala: ගිල්බට් (Gilbaṭ), ගිල්බාතු (Gilbātu)
Spanish: Gilberto
Tamil: கில்பர்ட் (Kilparṭ)
Telugu: గిల్బర్ట్ (Gilbarṭ)
Thai: กิลเบิร์ต (Kilbeir̒)
Turkish: Jilbert, Jilber
Ukrainian: Гілберт (Hilbert)
Urdu: گلبرٹ
Yiddish: גילבערט (Gilbert)

People with the name

Saint Gilbert (disambiguation), multiple persons
Gilbert (Archdeacon of Lismore), early 13th-century Irish Catholic priest
Gilbert, Count of Brionne (c. 1000–c. 1040), French noble
Gilbert, Count of Gravina (fl. 1159–1167), Norman French noble in Italy
Gilbert, Count of Montpensier (1443–1496), French noble
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
Gilbertus Anglicus or Gilbert of England (c. 1180 – c. 1250), English physician
Gilbert Arenas (born 1982), American professional basketball player
Gilbert Bécaud (1927–2001), French singer, composer, pianist and actor
Gilbert Brown (born 1971), American football player
Gilbert Brulé (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
Gilbert Buatère, Norman adventurer, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Cannae (1018)
Gilbert Bundy (1911–1955), American cartoonist and illustrator
Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter, administrative officer in the Royal Navy and a colonial official for the British Empire, administrator for Gambia, governor for the Lagos Colony, governor for The Bahamas and Barbados and governor for Trinidad and Tobago
Gilbert Cates (1934–2011), American film director and television producer
Gilbert Cavan (died 1420), Scottish cleric
G. K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874–1936), English writer
Gilbert Crispin (c. 1055–1117), Anglo-Norman monk appointed abbot, proctor, and servant of Westminster Abbey
Gilbert Cruz (born 1980), Puerto Rican professional wrestler
Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson (1906–1992), Canadian mathematician
Gilbert de Chambrun (1909–2009), French politician
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (c. 1100–1148), Anglo-Norman earl
Gilbert de la Porrée or Gilbertus Porretanus (1070–1154), French scholastic logician and theologian
Gilbert Doucet (1956–2020), French rugby union player
Gilbert Dragon (1969–2021), Haitian police chief and guerrilla leader
Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French general and politician who fought in the American Revolution and was involved in the French Revolution
Gilbert Eisner, American fencer
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the eighth since Canadian Confederation, and as Viceroy and 17th Governor-General of India
Gilbert Franklin (1919–2004), American sculptor, educator.
Gilbert Gottfried (1955–2022), American actor and stand-up comedian
Gilbert Greenall (born 1954), UN humanitarian advisor
Gilbert Gress (born 1941), French football coach and former football player
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 (1924–2021), American engineer
Gilbert Lumoindong (born 1966), Indonesian protestant pastor
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 R. Mason (1928-2006), American physician and civil rights activist
Gilbert Melendez (born 1982), American mixed martial artist
Gilbert Hugh Murdoch, Canadian politician
Gilbert Daniel Nessim (born 1966), chemistry professor at Bar-Ilan University
Gilbert O'Sullivan (born 1946), stage name of Irish musician Raymond Edward O'Sullivan
Gilbert Ouy (1924–2011), French historian, palaeographer and librarian
Gilbert E. Patterson (1939–2007), American Pentecostal clergyman
Gilbert Pena (born 1949), Texas politician
Gilbert Reaney (1924–2008), English musicologist
Gilbert Rozon (born 1954), Canadian impresario
Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828), American painter
Gilbert Tosetti (1879–1923), English cricketer
Gilbert Tuhabonye (born 1974), American long-distance runner
Gilbert Van Binst (1951–2025), Belgian footballer
Gilbert F. White (1911–2006), American geographer

Fictional characters

Gilbert, a cat in the Canadian children's television series Caillou
Gilbert, an anthropomorphic globe from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Gilbert Bates, a recurring character in the television series Leave It to Beaver
Gilbert Beilschmidt, the human name of the personification of Prussia in the anime series Hetalia: Axis Powers
Gilbert Blythe, a character in the novel series Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Gilbert Bougainvillea, a major in the Leidenschaftlich army from the anime and manga Violet Evergarden
Gilbert Cocteau, one of the main characters of the manga series Kaze to Ki no Uta
Gilbert Dauterive, the cousin of the Bill Dauterive in the animated television series King of the Hill
Gilbert Grape, the eponymous character of the 1993 film What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Gil Grissom, a forensic entomologist in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Gibert Huph, a character in the 2004 Disney/Pixar animated film The Incredibles
Gilbert G.P. Guilford, the commander of the Glaston Knights in the anime series Code Geass
Gilbert Markham, the principal narrator of the novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
Gilbert Nightray, a character in the manga and anime series Pandora Hearts
Gilbert, a character in the 2022 film Hocus Pocus 2

Popularity

In England and Wales, Gilbert ranked 64th in popularity in 1904, 72nd in 1914 and 95th in 1924. By 1934 it had dropped out of the Top 100.

References

"Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Gilbert".
[[Albert Dauzat]], ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par [[Marie-Thérèse Morlet]]. p. 292a.
[http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Special:Search?search=Gilbert&fulltext=Search Etymology of "Gilbert"]
DAUZAT 292a.
[http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Special:Search?search=Gilbert&fulltext=Search Etymology of "Gisilberht"]
Popular Baby Names, 1904-1994 (UK Office of National Statistics)

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