gilbert

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɪlbɚt/
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/ˈɡɪlbɚt/ · /ˈɡɪlbət/

Definition of gilbert

14 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A male given name from the Germanic languages.
    “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.”
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A male given name from the Germanic languages.
    “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. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
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noun

  1. The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.

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Etymology

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

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