Updated January 25, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Bright desire

Boy name variations

Gilberto

Gilberto

- 10% this year
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Guilbert

Guilbert

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Giggon

Giggon

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Gil

Gil

+ 22% this year
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Gilly

Gilly

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Gip

Gip

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Gipper

Gipper

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Gib

Gib

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Gibby

Gibby

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Gibbs

Gibbs

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Gibbes

Gibbes

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Gibson

Gibson

- 32% this year
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Gillett

Gillett

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Gillette

Gillette

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Wilbert

Wilbert

+ 63% this year
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Wilbur

Wilbur

+ 20% this year
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Bert

Bert

+ 71% this year
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How Popular Is The Name Gilbert

Family name origins & meanings

  • English (of Norman origin), French, and North German : from Giselbert, a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge’, ‘hostage’, ‘noble youth’ (see Giesel) + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of St. Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
  • The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland.