Given name

Gysbert

Gysbert is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in West Frisian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Gysbert comes from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

From Proto-Germanic *Gīslaberhtaz.

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Gysbert’s family of names

In West Frisian usage, Gysbert has a conventional equivalent in the English form Gilbert.

Walk Gysbert’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Wilberht

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Sibling ideas

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