Gilbert (surname)

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]

Gilbert
Origin
Word/nameGermanic
Other names
Variant form(s)Gilbert, Gilbertson, Giselbert

People with the surname

gollark: Use PotatOS for CC.
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gollark: I actually have some code in potatOS to back up to tapes, since that's actually quite useful.
gollark: i.e. sequential data which does not frequently need updating.
gollark: It's really bizarre to not use tapes to store music, when music is basically the sort of data they are good at.

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

  • Justice Gilbert (disambiguation)
  • Gilbert (disambiguation)
  • Gilbart (disambiguation), a list of people with the surname
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