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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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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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