Origin: From Old High German words for pledge, hostage and bright
Gender: male
Languages of use: German, French, English
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Language of origin: Old High German
Info, 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
Name variants: Gilberta, Gilberte, Gisberta, Giesbert, Gieselbert, Gijs, Gijsbert, Gilbert, Gilberto, Gilles, Gisbert, Giselbert