Gilbert (surname)

Gilbert
Origin
Word/Name Germanic
Other names
Variant(s) Gilbert, Gilbertson, Giselbert

Gilbert is a surname of Germanic origin. The English-language surname is derived from Giselbert, a mediaeval personal name composed of the following Germanic elements gisil ("pledge", "hostage", "noble youth") and berht ("bright", "famous"). This personal name was very popular in England during the Middle Ages. The surname is sometimes an Americanized form of numerous like-sounding Jewish surnames.[1]

People with the surname

References

  1. Gilbert Family History, Ancestry.com, retrieved 27 February 2012 . This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

See also

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