 Meaning of name Gilbert
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Meaning  The name Gilbert has the following meaning: Of the bright promise/one who is trustworthy.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys. Popularity
As a baby boy name, Gilbert is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 583 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Gilbert fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 74 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 805 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Gilbert in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Gilbert is pronounced as gil-burt Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Gilbert and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gilbert: Boys - Delroy, Jaquez, Lowell, Marshall, Montgomery, Quincy, Girls - Antoinette, Ila, Madeleine, Paige, Richelle, Yvette, Both genders - NoelVariants Popular Variants for the name Gilbert: Gib (French), Gibb, Gil, Gilbart, Gilberto (Italian), Gilbirt, Gilburt, Gilbyrt, Gilibeirt, Gilibert, Gilibirt, Giliburt, Gill, Gilleabart, Giselbert, Giselberto, Giselbertus, Guilbert, Guilbirt, GuilburtNicknames Common nicknames for the name Gilbert are: Gib, Gil
Style We think the name Gilbert should fall under the following style category: Classics. See other Classics boy namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gilbert to be: A distinguished and nostalgic personIn one word, you might describe Gilbert as a(n) " distinguished" person. See other "distinguished" names for boys. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Gilbert (or its variants) are: Gil Evans, born on 13 May, a famous musician. Gil Evans's background: A jazz pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader, active in the United States. He played a seminal role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz-rock, and collaborated extensively with Miles Davis. Gilbert Gerard, born on 23 January, a famous actor. Gilbert Gerard's background: An American actor. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he is most famous for his role as Captain William 'Buck' Rogers in the 1979-1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Gilbert Keith Chesterton, born on 29 May, a famous author. Gilbert Keith Chesterton's background: Born in 1874. This British writer was known as G.K. Chesterton and was born in London. The author of the Father Brown stories, he was also a journalist, poet, novelist and playwright. He was progressive in many ways, but at the same time defended traditional morality and Christian orthodoxy. 
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