Gilbert

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Gilbert Given Name
Gender	masculine
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Gilbert

Contents 1 People 2 Organisations 3 Fictional characters 4 Toponyms 5 Other uses

Gilbert is a masculine given name, surname and placename. It is from the Germanic gisel "promise, pledge" or "noble youth" and beraht "bright" or "famous". Gilbert may refer to:

[edit] People

Main article: Gilbert (given name)

Main article: Gilberto

Main article: Gil

Main article: Saint Gilbert

Main article: Gilbert (surname)

[edit] Organisations

• Gilbert, the official ball supplier for the Rugby World Cup and the International Federation of Netball Associations

[edit] Fictional characters

• Gilbert Neil Mendones, alias used by the sentient dream-location Fiddler's Green in the comic Sandman by Neil Gaiman. His appearance is based on that of G. K. Chesterton.
• Gilbert, minor character in the Pokémon Chronicles
• Gilbert Grape, title character from the film What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
• Gilbert Bates, Beavers's friend from the American TV series Leave It To Beaver.
• Gilbert Blythe, friend and eventual husband of Anne Shirley in Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series of novels.
• Gilbert Grissom, a charecter in CSI

[edit] Toponyms

• Gilbert, Arizona, town in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
• Gilbert, Arkansas, town in Arkansas, USA
• Gilbert, Iowa, town in Story County, Iowa, USA
• Gilbert, Louisiana, town in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Gilbert, Minnesota, town in St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
• Gilbert, South Carolina, town in Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
• Gilbert, West Virginia, town in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
• Gilbert Creek, West Virginia, census-designated place in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
• Gilbert Islands, chain of atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean
• Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, town in Manitoba, Canada
• Witton Gilbert, village in County Durham, England

[edit] Other uses

• gilbert (symbol Gi), CGS unit of magnetomotive force or magnetic potential
• Gilbert Cell, a circuit used in communication electronics for analog mixers, balanced modulator and phase detectors
• Gilbert-Einasleigh River, river system in northern Queensland, Australia
• Gilbert Hill, monolith column of black basalt rock in Andheri, Mumbai (Bombay), India
• Gilbert Law Summaries, an outline series in the United States
• Gilbert (lunar crater), impact crater on the Moon
• Gilbert's Skink, lizard (Eumeces gilberti) of the family of skinks
• Gilbert's syndrome, genetic disorder of bilirubin metabolism
• Gilbert Wines, boutique winery of Mt Barker Western Australia offering premium wines and cafe style dining
• Hurricane Gilbert, destructive hurricane in the Caribbean 1988
• Mount Gilbert (Alaska), volcano on Akun Island, Aleutian Islands
• USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107), escort aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy during World War II