| Origin: | From Old High German words for pledge, hostage and bright | Tools: Add to favorites Generate:
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| Name info: About the name Gijs in particular | | Gender: | male |
| Languages of use: | Dutch |
| Is short form of: | Gijsbert |
| US 2021 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
| Similarly written: | Tijs Details |
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| Group info: About Gilbert/Gilberta, the group of names with the same origin as Gijs | | Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Info about origin, male: | old Germanic two-element name |
| | known from a Medieval custom to leave children at foreign courts, as a pledge confirming alliances |
| Words: | gisal = the pledge, the hostage Old High German |
| | beraht = bright Old High German |
| Topics: | Two-element name |
| Variants' top ranks: | 21:Gijs Netherlands 2010, 64:Gilbert England+Wales 1904, 172:Gilberte Belgium 2013, 413:Gilberto USA 1990-1999 |
| Old/original forms: | Gieselbert Old High German, Giselbert Old High German |
| Name variants: | Gilberta, Gilberte, Gisberta, Giesbert, Gijs, Gijsbert, Gilbert, Gilberto, Gilles, Gisbert Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Gijs | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| Netherlands | Graph | 2023 23, 2022 27, 2021 27, 2020 29, 2019 26, 2018 25, 2017 24, 2016 29, 2015 24, 2014 26, 2013 27, 2012 24, 2011 22, 2010 21, 2009 25, 2008 21 |
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