Details for the forename Gilbert

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Gilbert (male)


Variants:	Gijsbert (M) Gilleabart (M) Gillebard (M) Gillebart (M) Gillebride (M)
Diminutive(s):	Bert (M) Gil (M)
Pet Name(s):	Geb (M) Gebbie (M) Gib (M) Gibbie (M) Gibby (M) Gillie (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English, French, Flemish and Dutch, from Old German "famous pledge". Introduced into Britain by the Normans. In Scotland Gilbert is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Gilleabart/Gillebard/Gillebride meaning "servant of (St) Bridget".