Gilbert
Meaning of Gilbert
Gilbert is a traditional male name with English origins. It is pronounced as GIL-bert (/ˈɡɪl.bərt/). The name has variations such as Bert and Gil. In the United States, Gilbert has been given to baby boys for many years, although its popularity has fluctuated over time. In recent years, it has maintained a moderate level of usage, ranking around 1200-1300 in terms of popularity. However, in the early to mid-20th century, Gilbert was more popular, consistently ranking among the top 200 names for boys. Despite its varying popularity, Gilbert remains a timeless and classic choice for parents looking for a strong and distinguished name for their son.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as GIL-bert (/ˈɡɪl.bərt/)
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Notable People Named Gilbert
| Gilbert Murray - George Gilbert Aimé Murray was a prominent Australian-born British classical scholar and public intellectual, known for his expertise in Ancient Greek language and culture. |
| Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr. is a former professional basketball player who played for the Golden State Warriors and attended the University of Arizona on a scholarship. |
| Gilbert Newton Lewis was an influential American physical chemist known for his discovery of the covalent bond, Lewis dot structures, and his contributions to valence bond theory, as well as his work in chemical thermodynamics, photochemistry, and the concept of acids and bases. |
| Gilbert Stuart, an American painter, is renowned for his iconic portrait of George Washington, which has been featured on the one-dollar bill and postage stamps for over a century. |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan is an Irish singer-songwriter known for hits like "Alone Again (Naturally)" and "Clair", characterized by his unique piano playing and clever wordplay in his lyrics. |
| Gilbert White was a pioneering English naturalist, ecologist, and ornithologist known for his work "Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne." |
| Sir Gilbert Thomas Walker was an English physicist and statistician known for his work in meteorology, including the development of statistical approaches to predict monsoons and his groundbreaking description of the Southern Oscillation and the Walker circulation. |
| Gilbert Ryle was a British philosopher known for critiquing Cartesian dualism and coining the phrase "ghost in the machine," and he was part of the generation of British ordinary language philosophers influenced by Ludwig Wittgenstein. |
| Gilbert Bécaud was a French singer, composer, and actor known for his energetic performances and hits like "Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", remaining popular for nearly fifty years. |
| Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter was an administrative officer in the Royal Navy and a colonial official for the British Empire. |
| Gilbert Sheldon was an English religious leader and the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1663 until his passing. |
| Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo is a Togolese politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Togo and has held prominent positions within the United Nations System, including being elected as the 11th Director-General of the International Labour Organization in 2022. |
| Gilbert Diendéré is a Burkinabé military officer and the Chairman of the National Council for Democracy, which briefly seized power in Burkina Faso in the September 2015 coup d'état. |
| Gilbert Hunter Doble was an Anglican priest and Cornish historian and hagiographer. |
| William Gilbert Strang is an American mathematician renowned for his work in finite element theory, calculus of variations, wavelet analysis, and linear algebra, and for his contributions to mathematics education. |
