gilbert
Syllables: gil·bert/ˈɡɪlbət/US/ˈɡɪlbɚt/
gilbert noun: the CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
Noun
gilbert (plural gilberts)
- The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
Proper noun capitalized: Gilbert
Gilbert (countable and uncountable, plural Gilberts)
- 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.1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, published 1870, page 81
- A surname.
- A town in Maricopa County, Arizona.
- A small town in Searcy County, Arkansas.
- A city in Story County, Iowa.
- A village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
- A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
- An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
- A town in Mingo County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Bradley, Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
gilbert meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gilbert in Hindi
- गिलबर्ट, गिल्बर्ट
gilbert in Tamil
- கில்பர்ட், கில்பெர்ட்
gilbert in Marathi
- गिलबर्ट, गिल्बर्ट
gilbert in Urdu
- گلبرٹ
More languagesFewer languages
- gilbert in Bengali
- গিলবার্ট, গিল্বার্ট
- gilbert in Telugu
- గిల్బర్ట్
- gilbert in Malayalam
- ഗിൽബർട്ട്, ഗിൽബെർട്ട്
- gilbert in Kannada
- ಗಿಲ್ಬರ್ಟ್
- gilbert in Punjabi
- ਗਿਲਬਰਟ, ਜਿਲਬਰਟ
- gilbert in Gujarati
- ગિલબર્ટ, ગિલ્બર્ટ
- gilbert in Odia
- ଗିଲବର୍ଟ, ଗିଲ୍ବର୍ଟ୍, ଗିଲ୍ବର୍ଟ
- gilbert in Nepali
- गिलबर्ट, गिल्बर्ट
Forms of gilbert
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gilberts |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Gilberts |
Origin of gilbert
Named after William Gilbert (astronomer).
From Old French Gislebert, from Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz, from *gīslaz (“pledge”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”).
Words formed from gilbert
Questions about gilbert
- What does gilbert mean?
- Gilbert means the CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.
- What is gilbert in Hindi?
- Gilbert in Hindi is गिलबर्ट, गिल्बर्ट. See Gilbert meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gilbert?
- Gilbert can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gilbert?
- Gilbert is pronounced /ˈɡɪlbɚt/ (US).
- What is the plural of gilbert?
- The plural of gilbert is gilberts.
Words near gilbert in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gilbert (page history and authors); Gilbert (page history and authors); gilbert (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gilbert (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gilbert (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gilbert (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gilbert (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gilbert (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gilbert (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gilbert (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gilbert (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gilbert (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gilbert (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gilbert (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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