Gilbert

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Gilbert is a masculine name of Germanic origin. gilbert, mainly use as a name

[edit] Fictional characters

• Gilbert Neil Mendones is an alias used by the sentient dream-location Fiddler's Green in the comic Sandman by Neil Gaiman. His appearance is based on that of G.K. Chesterton.
• Gilbert is a minor character in the Pokémon Chronicles
• Gilbert Grape is the title character from the film What's Eating Gilbert Grape, played by the great Johnny Depp.

[edit] Places

• Gilbert, Arkansas, town in Arkansas, USA
• Gilbert, Arizona, town in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
• Gilbert, Iowa, town in Story County, Iowa, USA
• Gilbert, Louisiana, town in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Gilbert, Minnesota, town in St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
• Gilbert, South Carolina, town in Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
• Gilbert, West Virginia, town in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
• Gilbert Creek, West Virginia, census-designated place in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
• Gilbert Islands, chain of atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean
• Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, town in Manitoba, Canada
• Witton Gilbert, village in County Durham, England

[edit] Other uses

• Gilbert River, a river in northern Queensland (see Gilbert-Einasleigh River)
• gilbert (symbol Gi), CGS unit of magnetomotive force or magnetic potential
• Gilbert and George, British artist collaborators
• Gilbert and Sullivan, British musical and drama team: W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
• Gilbert Hill, monolith column of black basalt rock in Andheri, Mumbai (Bombay), India
• Gilbert (lunar crater), crater on the Moon
• Gilbert's Skink, lizard (Eumeces gilberti) of the family of skinks
• Gilbert's syndrome, genetic disorder of bilirubin metabolism
• Hurricane Gilbert, destructive hurricane in the Caribbean 1988
• Mount Gilbert (Alaska), volcano on Akun Island, Aleutian Islands
• Gilbert cell, a circuit used in communication electronics for analog mixers, balanced modulator and phase detectors
• USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107), escort aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy during World War II
• Gilbert Law Summaries, an outline series in the United States
• Gilbert, a rugby brand:[1]