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Gilbert m. Old High German gīsal 'pledge, hostage' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

The name of an 11th C French saint, a 12th C English saint, and a 13th C Scottish saint.

Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Ghiselberti (gen) JeanIII p. 15, Ghiselbertum (acc) ibid. p. 12, Ghiselbertus (nom) ibid. p. 2
England
Latin
● 1279–80 Gilberti (gen) WaHR-SK p. 67, Gilbertus (nom) ibid. p. 43, Gylbertus (nom) ibid. p. 40; 1300 Gilbertus (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 240; 1381 Gilberti (gen) Suffolk1381 p. 91, Gilbertus (nom) ibid. p. 82; 1408 Gilbertus (nom) GCCYork p.12
English
● 1530 Gylbart LIWill-III p. 32, Gylberd ibid. p. 43, Gylbert ibid. p. 57; 1543 Gilberd StNick-Sf p. 1; 1545 Gilbert BEmar-vol1 p. 3; 1579 Gilberte BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1593 Gilbert DEmar-vol2 p. 26; 1595 Gilbert ibid. p. 31; 1596 Guilbart StAnthonlin p. 38; 1597 Gilbert DEmar-vol2 p. 37
France
Latin
● 854 Gilbertus (nom) InsMacon VII; 1047 Gilberti (gen) CartNDSaintes I; 1079x1101 Gislebertus (nom) CartStPC IX; 1107 Gislebertus (nom) ibid. XVII; a1108 Gislebertus (nom) ibid. XXI; 1115x1149 Gisleberto (abl) ibid. X; 1123 Giliberti (gen) CartNDJosaphat XII; 1126 Gillebertus (nom) CartStPC VII, Gislebertus (nom) ibid. IV; 1135 Gisleberto (abl) clairvaux-12thc 7, Gislebertus (nom) ibid. 7; 1138x62 Gillebertus (nom) ibid. 70, Gislebertus (nom) ibid. 61; 1142 Gillebertus (nom) ibid. 9, Gislebertus (nom) ibid. 9; 1147 Gillebertus (nom) ibid. 19, Gisleberto (abl) ibid. 17; c1150 Gileberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXIII; 1154 Gileberto (abl) ibid. LIV; c1156 Gileberti (gen) ibid. XXXII; 1160 Gileberti (gen) ibid. CXIV; c1160 Gilebertus (nom) ibid. XVI, Gilleberti (gen) ibid. XVI; 1162 Gillebertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 40; 1163 Gileberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XV, Gilleberti (gen) clairvaux-12thc 103; 1163–64 Gillebertus (nom) ibid. 116; 1164 Gillebertus (nom) ibid. 121; 1166 Gilebertus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XC; 1180 Gislebertus (nom) RotScaNor p. 5; 1203 Gillebertus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXXV; 1209 Gilebertus (nom) ibid. LII; 1260 Guilebertus (nom) ArrestReg-volI IX, Candlemas, Guilleberti (gen) ibid. IX, Candlemas; 1273 Guilaberto (abl) RegToul-13thC p. 40, Guilabertus (nom) ibid. p. 39; 1301 Ghilebertus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 222, Gileberti (gen) ibid. p. 219, Gilebertus (nom) ibid. p. 197; 1378 Ghiselberto (dat) hanquetvol1 614, Gilberto (dat) ibid. 1602, Gilbertus (nom) ibid. no. 103, Giselberto (dat) ibid. 1235, Guiselberti (gen) ibid. 105
Old French
● 1296 Gilebert paris1296 p. 3, Gillebert ibid. p. 20; 1313 Gilebert Paris1313 p. 13, Gilibert ibid. p. 9, Gillebert ibid. p. 52; 1327 Gilbert lecoy p. 189, Gillebert ibid. p. 194, Guillebert ibid. p. 179
◑ 1313 Gilebin Paris1313 p. 43
Middle French
● 1388 Guilebert thierry, Guillebert ibid.; 1392 Gillebert MemBret-II col. 607; 1418 Gillebert HGParis p. 383; 1421 Gillebert favier 100; 1438 Gilbert ibid. 13
Germany
Latin
● 930 gisalbertus (nom) quix-vol1 10; c1006x1020 Gislebret (nom) ibid. 22; 1061 Giselbertus (nom) ibid. 60; 1100 Giselbertus (nom) ibid. 78; 1103 Giselberto (abl) ibid. 62, Giselbertus ibid. 62; 1108 Gilleberto (abl) ibid. 85; 1135 Giselbertus (nom) ibid. 64; 1211 Giselbertus (nom) hennes-vol1 11; 1216 Giselbertus (nom) ibid. 22; 1218 Giselbertus (nom) ibid. 30; 1219 Giselberti (gen) quix-vol1 73; 1231 Giselbertus (nom) hennes-vol1 86; 1401 gyselberto (dat) HD1401 no. 80
◑ 1108 Gillebertus (nom) quix-vol1 85
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Gisalberti (gen) BBC-Berg 37
Scotland
Latin
● 1238 Gilberto (abl) CartLevenax p. 13, CartStAndrew p. 2; 1309 Gilberto (abl) ibid. p. 2; 1376 Gilberti (gen) morton-vol1 16, Gilberto (dat) ibid. 16; 1381x1388 Gilberto (abl) CartNBer [p. xxxvii]
Spain
Catalan
● 1510 Gilabert valencia1510 4593
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