The first name Gilbert

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About the first name Gilbert

Meaning

The name Gilbert traditionally means “bright pledge” or “noble renown” in traditional interpretations.

Historical origin

The name Gilbert comes from Germanic Giselbert, combining gisil “pledge” and beraht “bright”.

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Gilbert belongs to the broad heritage of medieval names carried from Europe to New France.

Pronunciation:jil-bertʒilb.ɛʁ

Frequency of the first name Gilbert by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Gilbert by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name GilbertLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Gilbert in baptisms by year.10075502501615168817611834190719801615–1619 1 baptisms1670–1674 1 baptisms1675–1679 2 baptisms1700–1704 1 baptisms1705–1709 1 baptisms1710–1714 3 baptisms1715–1719 1 baptisms1780–1784 1 baptisms1790–1794 2 baptisms1800–1804 2 baptisms1805–1809 1 baptisms1810–1814 4 baptisms1815–1819 28 baptisms1820–1824 28 baptisms1825–1829 53 baptisms1830–1834 88 baptisms1835–1839 75 baptisms1840–1844 87 baptisms1845–1849 94 baptisms1850–1854 78 baptisms1855–1859 66 baptisms1860–1864 52 baptisms1865–1869 47 baptisms1870–1874 53 baptisms1875–1879 35 baptisms1880–1884 29 baptisms1885–1889 8 baptisms1890–1894 12 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms1900–1904 6 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1910–1914 1 baptisms1915–1919 8 baptisms1920–1924 10 baptisms1925–1929 7 baptisms1930–1934 9 baptisms1935–1939 8 baptisms1940–1944 9 baptisms1945–1949 20 baptisms1950–1954 18 baptisms1955–1959 10 baptisms1960–1964 5 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1970–1974 3 baptisms1975–1979 2 baptisms1980–1984 1 baptisms

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