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
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Ghiselberti (gen) JeanIII p. 15,
Ghiselbertum (acc) ibid. p. 12,
Ghiselbertus (nom) ibid. p. 2
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Gilbertus GASurv p. 82,
Gileberti (gen) ibid. p. 119,
Gilebertus (nom) ibid. p. 82,
Gileburtus (nom) ibid. p. 164;
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;
1576 Gilbert HAmar-vol9 p. 68;
1579 Gilberte BEmar-vol2 p. 3;
1591 Gylbert HAmar-vol9 p. 50;
1592 Gylbert ibid. p. 51;
1593 Gilbert DEmar-vol2 p. 26;
1595 Gilbert ibid. p. 31;
1596 Guilbart StAnthonlin p. 38;
1597 Gilbert DEmar-vol2 p. 37
- France
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- Latin
- ● 854 Gilbertus (nom) InsMacon VII;
1047 Gilberti (gen) CartNDSaintes I;
1079x1101 Gisleberto (abl) CartStPC XXXVII,
Gislebertus (nom) ibid. IX;
1101x1129 Gislebertus (nom) ibid. XLI;
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;
1130x1150 Gislebertus (nom) ibid. XXVII;
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
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- 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;
1249 Gisilbertus (nom) ibid. 131;
1401 gyselberto (dat) HD1401 no. 80
- ◑ 1108 Gillebertus (nom) quix-vol1 85
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Gisalberti (gen) BBC-Berg 37;
1522x1532 Gilibertus (nom) DSF p. 59, 49
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1095 Gilberto (abl) ESC XV;
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
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- Catalan
- ● 1510 Gilabert valencia1510 4593
Cite as: N. Shiel, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Gilbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Gilbert.