Gilbertus Forename

974,243rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gilbertus Forename Definition:

A male name. Old German Gisilbert, compound of gisil ‘pledge’ and berhta ‘bright’. The name was introduced into England by the Normans and is common in Domesday Book, though not found earlier. It was a favourite throughout the Middle Ages, as is shown by the numerous common surnames formed from it, e.

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Gilbertus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia-571:4,525,678184,422
Belgium
100%
311:370,6466,815
Belarus
100%
31:3,160,79512,102
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
Kenya
100%
11:46,307,11074,921
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
United States-11:362,536,9771,167,197

Gilbertus (28) may also be a surname.

Gilbertus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old German Gisilbert, compound of gisil ‘pledge’ and berhta ‘bright’. The name was introduced into England by the Normans and is common in Domesday Book, though not found earlier. It was a favourite throughout the Middle Ages, as is shown by the numerous common surnames formed from it, e.g. Gilbert, Gilbertson, Gilbart, Gilson; Gibb, Gibbs, Gibson, Gibbon, Gibbons, Gibbin, Gibbins (from the common pet-form Gib and its diminutive Gibbon), Gipps, Gilby, Gilpin, &c. In the 15th C it is usually spelt Gylbart or Gylbard (cf. Robart for Robert, Hubbard for Hubert). Gib was a common nickname for a cat (cf. Hamlet’s ‘from a paddock, from a bat, a gib, such dear concernings hide’). Gistlebertus Domesday Book 1086. Gilbertus Curia Regis Rolls 1186-1220 passim, Hundred Rolls 1273. Gylbarde 15th C Brut. Gilebert Hundred Rolls 1273. Gilberd Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Gilbertus Forename Popularity

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Gilbertus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilbertus in the Russian language
Гильбертусgilbertus-

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