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'''Gilbert''' is a masculine [[given name]], [[surname]] and placename. It is from the [[Old High Germanic|Germanic]] ''gisel'' "promise, pledge" or "noble youth" and ''beraht'' "bright" or "famous". Gilbert may refer to:
==People==
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==Organisations==
* [[Gilbert (sports equipment)|Gilbert]], the official ball supplier for the [[Rugby World Cup]] and the [[International Federation of Netball Associations]]
==Fictional characters==
* ''Gilbert Neil Mendones'', alias used by the sentient dream-location Fiddler's Green in the comic ''[[The Sandman (DC Comics Modern Age)|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.
* [[Gil Grissom]], a character in CSI
== Place names ==
* [[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
==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)|USS ''Gilbert Islands'' (CVE-107)]], escort aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy during World War II
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