Gilbert (surname)

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Gilbert
Family name
Related names Gilbert, Gilbertson, Giselbert

Gilbert is a surname of Germanic origin. The English-language surname is derived from Giselbert, a mediaeval personal name composed of the following Germanic elements gisil ("pledge", "hostage", "noble youth") and berht ("bright", "famous"). This personal name was very popular in England during the Middle Ages. The surname is sometimes an Americanized form of numerous like-sounding Jewish surnames.[1]

People with the surname

Teams
  • Gilbert and George, British artist collaborators
    • Gilbert Prousch (born 1943)
  • Gilbert and Sullivan, British musical and drama team
    • W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911), English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator
Alternate spelling, Gilbart

References

  1. Gilbert Family History, Ancestry.com, retrieved 27 February 2012 . This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 .

See also

  • Gilbert (disambiguation)
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