Gilbert

//ˈɡɪlbɚt// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Maricopa County, Arizona. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Searcy County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Story County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lexington County, South Carolina. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Mingo County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bradley, Lincoln County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
  2. 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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