Gilbert

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Gilbert is a masculine given name of Norman-French origin that has been borne by various notable figures, including philosophers, writers, and entertainers.

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Label Occurrences
Gilbert canonical 61

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
masculine given name
category English masculine given names
French masculine given names
Germanic given names
culturalUsage English
French
Germanic
derivedFrom Giselbert
etymologicalComponent berht (bright, famous)
gisil (pledge, hostage, noble youth)
gender masculine
hasCognate Gilberte
Gilberto (Spanish and Portuguese)
Gisbert
hasFeminineForm Gilberta
hasLanguageOfOrigin Germanic languages
Anglo-Norman
surface form: Norman French

Old French
hasOrigin Norman-French
hasShortForm Bert
Gil
hasSurnameForm Gilbert self-link
hasVariant Gilberto
Giselbert
Giselbert
surface form: Gislebert
historicalUsage medieval Europe
meaning bright fame
bright pledge
shining pledge
nameType anthroponym
notableBearer Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Baker
Gilbert Bécaud
Gilbert Gottfried
G. K. Chesterton
surface form: Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert Ryle
Marquis de Lafayette
surface form: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
popularity used since the Middle Ages
usageRegion England
English-speaking countries
France
United States of America
surface form: United States
usedBy entertainers
philosophers
writers
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gilbert Ryle givenName Gilbert
Walter Gilbert familyName Gilbert
Cass Gilbert familyName Gilbert
Gil Hodges givenName Gilbert
Rod Gilbert familyName Gilbert
Arenas givenName Gilbert
subject surface form: Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Sheldon givenName Gilbert
Gilbert Mitterrand givenName Gilbert
Dan Gilbert familyName Gilbert
Lafayette givenName Gilbert
Gilbert hasSurnameForm Gilbert self-link
Gibb derivedFromGivenName Gilbert
Gibson derivedFromGivenName Gilbert
Alan Gilbert familyName Gilbert
Gilbert Perreault givenName Gilbert
C. P. H. Gilbert familyName Gilbert
Gilbert N. Lewis givenName Gilbert
Gilbert Burns givenName Gilbert
G. K. Chesterton givenName Gilbert
Gilbert Stork givenName Gilbert
Gilbert Tennent givenName Gilbert
Gilbert Padilla givenName Gilbert
Gilbert Taylor givenName Gilbert
Rodrigue familyName Gilbert
subject surface form: Rod Gilbert
Cisco Houston givenName Gilbert
Rochon givenName Gilbert
subject surface form: Gilbert L. Rochon
Hibachi givenName Gilbert
subject surface form: Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Ray Hodges givenName Gilbert
subject surface form: Gil Hodges
Gilbert Durant givenName Gilbert
Gilbert Grape givenName Gilbert
Gil Robbins givenName Gilbert
Gilbert Roberts hasGivenName Gilbert
Gil Scott-Heron givenName Gilbert
Cannan hasGivenName Gilbert
subject surface form: Gilbert Cannan
Gilbert Trejo givenName Gilbert
Gil Mellé givenName Gilbert
Gilbert Romme givenName Gilbert
du Motier hasNamePart Gilbert
subject surface form: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Giselbert relatedName Gilbert
Giselbert shortFormOf Gilbert
Giselbert evolvedInto Gilbert
Gil shortFormOf Gilbert
Gil relatedName Gilbert
Gilberta derivedFrom Gilbert