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Gilbert

Meaning

Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisil "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright

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Famous People Named Gilbert

Gilbert Cesbron

Gilbert Cesbron (13 January 1913, Paris – 13 August 1979, Paris) was a French novelist.

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Gilbert Arthur à Beckett

Gilbert Arthur à Beckett (April 7, 1837 – October 15, 1891) was an English writer.

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Gilbert schema for Ulysses

This [for the novel Ulysses] was produced by its author, [[James Joyce, in November 1921 in order to help his friend, Valery Larbaud, prepare a public lecture on the novel, which Joyce was still.

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Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy

Gilbert (or Giselbert) of Chalon (died 8 April 956) was count of Chalon, Autun, Troyes, Avallon and Dijon, and duke of Burgundy between 952 and 956.

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Gilbert de la Porrée

Gilbert de la Porrée (after 1085 – 4 September 1154), also known as Gilbert of Poitiers, Gilbertus Porretanus or Pictaviensis, was a scholastic logician and theologian and Bishop of Poitiers,.

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Gilbert in Other Languages

Ancient GermanicGisbert
DutchGijs
EnglishGib
EnglishGil
FrenchGilberte
GermanGisbert

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