Definition of "Gilbert"

Gilbert

/ˈɡɪlbɚt/

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Gilberts
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  Quotations
  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.
  1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, published 1870, page 81
2. A surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
  1. A town in Maricopa County, Arizona.
  2. A small town in Searcy County, Arkansas.
  3. A city in Story County, Iowa.
  4. A village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
  5. A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
  6. A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
  7. An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio.
  8. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
  9. A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
  10. A town in Mingo County, West Virginia.
  11. An unincorporated community in Bradley, Lincoln County, Wisconsin.