English Explanatory Dictionary

Gilbert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A town in Maricopa County, Arizona.
  5. A small town in Searcy County, Arkansas.
  6. A city in Story County, Iowa.
  7. A village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
  8. A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
  9. A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
  10. An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio.
  11. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
noun
  1. The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɪlbɚt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gilbert.wav /ˈɡɪlbət/

Word forms

Gilbert Gilberts

Etymology

From Old French Gislebert, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”).

Derived words

Clare and Gilbert Valleys Gibb Gibbs Gibson Gilbert and Ellice Islands Gilbert Islands Gilbertson gilbertage
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