Gilbert

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Part of Gilbert’s history involves its introduction in England by the Normans. Gilbert was popular during medieval times, especially in England and Scotland, possibly due to the English St. Gilbert of Sempringham.

Gilbert was originally spelled in variations including Gislebert, Guilbert and Gilebert. The prefix "Gil-" derives from "gisil", meaning a noble youth, while the suffix, "-bert" comes from "beraht", meaning bright or famous. The diminutive, Gil, is popular as a given name or nickname and moreso than Gill, which sounded more like a fish.

It regained some level of popularity in the 1800s and serves as both a first name and a surname. ^[1]

POPULARITY

Social Security Administration - Empty rankings indicate the name was not among the 1000 most popular names for that year.

FACTS

• A gilbert is a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
• Gilbert preceded the common name for a male cat, especially in short form Gib, from c.1450. Later, Tom became more popular and extended to turkeys.
• Gilbert is celebrated as a Name Day in Poland on February 4th
• Catholics honor St. Gilbert of Sempringham February 16th.
• In Sweden, March 16th a name day for the name Gilbert.
• The French celebrate the 7th of June as a name day for the name Gilbert.
• Slovakia celebrates Gilbert as a name day on October 24th. ^[1]

NAMESAKES

• Gilbert Creek, WV Population (1990): 1784
• Gilbert, AZ Population (1990): 29188 Zip code(s): 85234
• Gilbert, LA Population (1990): 704 Zip code(s): 71336
• Gilbert, MN Population (1990): 1934 Zip code(s): 55741
• Gilbert, PA Zip code(s): 18331
• Gilbert, SC Population (1990): 324 Zip code(s): 29054
• Gilbert, WV Population (1990): 456 Zip code(s): 25621
• Gilbert, AR Population (1990): 43
• Gilbert, IA Population (1990): 796 ^[1]

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Gilbert Arenas, professional basketball player
• Gilbert Brown, American professional football player, defensive tackle, most prominent with Green Bay Packers
• Gilbert Brule, professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
• Gilbert Cavan (d. 1420), Scottish cleric
• Gilbert Crispin (1055?-1117), Anglo-Norman monk, appointed by Archbishop Lanfranc in 1085 to be the abbot, proctor and servant of Westminster Abbey, England
• Gilbert de Beauregard Robinson (1906–1992), Canadian mathematician
• Gilbert Gottfried, actor and comedian
• Gilbert Levin (b. 1948), American conductor
• Gilbert O'Sullivan, stage name of famous Irish musician Raymond Edward O'Sullivan
• Gilbert Stuart (1755 -1828), American painter
• Gilbert of England aka Gilbertus Anglicus
• Gilbert of Sempringham (ca. 1083 - 1189/1190), became the only Englishman to found a convent^[1]

OTHER GILBERT'S

Gilbert Smith, Gilbert Johnson, Gilbert Williams, Gilbert Jones, Gilbert Brown, Gilbert Davis, Gilbert Miller, Gilbert Wilson, Gilbert Moore, Gilbert Taylor, Gilbert Aaron, Gilbert Abachiche, Gilbert Abad, Gilbert Abadilla, Gilbert Abadom, Gilbert Abalos, Gilbert Aban, Gilbert Abarca, Gilbert Abare, Gilbert Abbe, Gilbert Abbington, Gilbert Abbott, Gilbert Abdala, Gilbert Abel, Gilbert Abele, Gilbert Abelia, Gilbert Abella, Gilbert Abels, Gilbert Abercrombie, Gilbert Aberg, Gilbert Abergas, Gilbert Abernathey, Gilbert Abero, Gilbert Aberson, Gilbert Abeyta, Gilbert Abfalter, Gilbert Abhold, Gilbert Abi-salloum, Gilbert Abila, Gilbert Abilez, Gilbert Abinsay, Gilbert Abiog, Gilbert Abique, Gilbert Abner, Gilbert Abney, Gilbert Abnoos, Gilbert Abonce, Gilbert Aboujaoudeh, Gilbert Aboumourad, Gilbert Abraham, More results

Author: Mike_Szimanski

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