Meaning: Bright pledge, shining promise
Origin: French/Germanic
Gender: Girl
Rank in France: #143
Total births: 62,171
History: French feminine form of Gilbert, from the Germanic elements gisil (pledge) and berht (bright). Gilberte was popular in France in the 1920s-1940s. In Proust's In Search of Lost Time, Gilberte Swann is a central character.
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