Given name
Gijsbert
Gijsbert is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Dutch.
Meaning & origin
Gijsbert’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Gijsbert has a conventional equivalent in the English form Gilbert.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gijsbert
- Gijs van LennepDutch racing driverborn 1942
- Gisbertus VoetiusDutch theologian (1589-1676)
- Gijsbert van TienhovenDutch politician (1841-1914)
- Gijs VermeulenDutch rowerborn 1981
- Gijsbert Karel van HogendorpDutch politician (1762–1834)
- Gijsbert d'HondecoeterDutch painter1603–1653
- Gijs de Levemathematician (1926-2009)
- Gijsbert VerhoekDutch painter (1644-1690)
- Gisbert VI of Bronckhorst-BorculoDutch nobleman1367–1409
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