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Gilbert

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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Gilbert at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“pledge”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈɡɪlbɚt/

Etymology

From Old French Gislebert, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Gilbert mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages. Its root means "pledge".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).