| 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 Gilbert in particular | | Gender: | male |
| Languages of use: | German, French, English |
| US 2021 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
| Similarly written: | Gilberta, Gilberte, Gilberto, Gisbert, Wilbert, Albert, Filibert, Gebbert, Gellért, Giesbert Details |
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| Group info: About Gilbert/Gilberta, the group of names with the same origin as Gilbert | | 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 Gilbert | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| Belgium prevalence | | 2013 80 |
| England+Wales decades | Graph | 1924 95, 1914 72, 1904 64 |
| USA decades | Graph | 1990-1999 426, 1980-1989 280, 1960-1969 187 |
| USA yearly | Graph | 2016 960, 2015 982, 2014 894, 2013 885, 2012 993, 2011 868, 2010 829, 2009 804, 2008 730, 2007 684, 2006 661, 2005 597, 2004 560, 2003 596, 2002 592, 2001 536, 2000 527, 1999 508, 1998 507, 1997 481, 1996 464, 1995 453, 1994 446, 1993 371 |
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