| 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 | 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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