Gilberta

  • [ khil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian) ]
  • Dutch, Italian
Feminine form of GILBERT or GILBERTO.

GILBERT   male   English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisil "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it was common during the Middle Ages. It was borne by a 12th-century British saint, the founder of the religious order known as the Gilbertines.
GILBERTO   male   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of GILBERT.
GILBERT   male   English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisil "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it was common during the Middle Ages. It was borne by a 12th-century British saint, the founder of the religious order known as the Gilbertines.
EQUIVALENTS
DUTCH: Gilberta
FRENCH: Gilberte
ITALIAN: Gilberta
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Gilbert, Giselbert, Gisilbert
DUTCH: Gilbert
ENGLISH: Gib, Gil, Gilbert
FRENCH: Gilbert
GERMAN: Gilbert
ITALIAN: Gilberto
PORTUGUESE: Gilberto
SPANISH: Gilberto
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Gisbert
DUTCH: Gijs, Gijsbert
GERMAN: Gisbert