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Gilbert is a given name of Norman-French origin, itself from Germanic ''Gisilberht'' or ''Gisalberht''.〔Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 292a.〕〔(Etymology of "Gilbert" )〕 Original spellings included ''Gislebert'', ''Guilbert'' and ''Gilebert''. The first element, ''Gil-'', comes from Germanic ''gīsil'', meaning "shaft of an arrow" or ''gisal'' "pledge, hostage", while the second element, ''-bert'' comes from Germanic ''-behrt'', short form of ''beraht'', meaning "bright" or "famous".〔DAUZAT 292a.〕〔(Etymology of "Gisilberht" )〕 Another origin arises from Galwegian Gaelic in the name "Gille Brigte" meaning "follower of St Bridget" which is anglicised as "Gilbert". Gille Brigte or Gille Brighde is also the Gaelic for Oystercatcher, a sea bird associated with the story of St Bridget. The name was introduced to England by the Normans where it was popular during the Middle Ages. That is the reason why the pronunciation ''Gil-'' () reflects the Northern Norman one (), as opposed to Old French () > French () and explains the alternative spelling ''Guilbert'' with ''Guil-'' (). Variant spellings have evolved throughout Europe, including the Romance language version, ''Gilberto'', and the Latin version, ''Gilbertus''. The diminutive, ''Gil'', is popular as a given name or nickname. ''Gilbert'', with variant spellings, is also used as a surname (see Gilbert (surname)). == Translations == * Arabic: جيلبرت * Belarusian: Гілберт ( Hilbiert) * Bengali: গিলবার্ট ( Gilabārṭa) * Chinese Simplified: 吉尔伯特 (Jí'ěr bó tè) * Chinese Traditional: 吉爾伯特 (Jí'ěr bó tè) * French: Gilbert * German: Gilbert * Gujarati: ગિલ્બર્ટ ( Gilbarṭa) * Hebrew: גילברט * Hindi: गिल्बर्ट ( Gilbarṭa) * Italian: Gilberto * Japanese: ギルバート ( Girubāto) * Kannada: ಗಿಲ್ಬರ್ಟ್ ( Gilbarṭ) * Korean: 길버트 (Gilbeoteu) * Macedonian: Гилберт * Marathi: गिल्बर्ट ( Gilbarṭa) * Mongolian: Гилберт ( Gilbyert) * Nepali: गिल्बर्ट (Gilbarṭa) * Persian: گیلبرت * Portuguese: Gilberto * Russian: Гилберт * Serbian: Гилберт * Spanish: Gilberto * Tamil: கில்பர்ட் ( Kilparṭ) * Telugu: గిల్బర్ట్ ( Gilbarṭ) * Thai: กิลเบิร์ ( Kilbeir̒) * Turkish: Jilbert, Jilber * Ukrainian: Гілберт ( Hilbert) * Urdu: گلبرٹ * Yiddish: גילבערט ( Gylbʻrt) * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gilbert (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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