Gilbert (given name)
| Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
/ɡɪlbɜːrt/ French: [ʒil.bɛʁ] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Norman-French |
| Meaning | gisel + beraht |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Gilberto, Gil |
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 ( Gilbarṭ)
- 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: กิลเบิร์ต ( 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 du Motier, 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 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 Bates, in the television series Leave It to Beaver - see Leave It to Beaver characters
- Gilbert Beilschmidt, the given human name for the personification of Prussia from the anime series Hetalia: Axis Powers
- Gilbert Blythe, in Lucy Maud Montgomery's novels series Anne of Green Gables
- Gilbert Dauterive, cousin of the character Bill Dauterive from the animated television series King of the Hill
- Gil Grissom, in the television series Crime Scene Investigation
- Gilbert Grape, the eponymous character of the film What's Eating Gilbert Grape
- Gilbert G.P. Guilford, a character from Code Geass
- Gilbert Nightray, from the manga and anime series Pandora Hearts
- Gilbert, Caillou's animated and puppet cat in the Canadian children's television programme Caillou
See also
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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