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Gilbert
//ˈɡɪlbɚt// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from the Germanic languages. countable, uncountable
"Gilbert - - - because it is written in Dooms-day book Gislebert, I judge it rather to signifie Bright or brave pledge - - - .So it is a well fitting name for children which are the only sweet pledges and pawns of love between man and wife."
- 2 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Maricopa County, Arizona. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Searcy County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Story County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada. countable, uncountable
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lexington County, South Carolina. countable, uncountable
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Mingo County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bradley, Lincoln County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
Noun
- 1 The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
- 2 a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Old French Gislebert, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”).
Etymology 2
Named after William Gilbert (astronomer).
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