Gilbert

Definitions: Gilbert

Gilbert

Noun

1. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns.

2. A librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911).

3. English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603).

4. English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583).

5. United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934).

"Gilbert" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a bright pledge", "a pledge", "a hostage", "bright".

Date "gilbert" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Mining	The unit of magnetomotive force in the electromagnetic system, equal to the magnetomotive force of a closed loop of one turn in which there is acurrent of 1/(4pi ) abamp. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
GIL	English	Gilbert and Ellice Islands	Geography
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Gilbert

Synonyms: Cass Gilbert (n), Gb (n), Gi (n), Humphrey Gilbert (n), Sir Humphrey Gilbert (n), Sir William Gilbert (n), William Gilbert (n), William Schwenk Gilbert (n). (additional references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	The Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan once wrote, 'Things are seldom what they seem: Skim milk masquerades as cream'. (The Invisible Man; writing credit: Craig Silverstein; Jonathan Glassner) This work with Gilbert is quite simply killing me. (Topsy-Turvy; writing credit: Mike Leigh) Working with Gilbert would kill anybody. (Topsy-Turvy; writing credit: Mike Leigh)
Lyrics	To end on a happy note, one can always count on Gilbert and Sullivan for a rousing finale, full of words and music and signifying nothing. (Clementine; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)
Movie/TV Titles	Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder (1954) The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) Gilbert Gets Tiger-Itis (1915) Russell Gilbert Was Here! (2001) The Russell Gilbert Show (1998)
Song Titles	Alone Again (Naturally) (performing artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan) Clair (performing artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan) Get Down (performing artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan)
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Domain	Title
Books	Authentic Gilbert and Sullivan Songbook: 92 Unabridged Selections from All 14 Operas, Reproduced from Early Vocal Scores (reference) Gilbert Law Summaries : Criminal Law (reference) Voyage of the Dolphin (Morris, Gilbert. Seven Sleepers Series, 7.) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Cahiers Gilbert Cesbron (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / Donkin, Saks, Stratford Festival (reference) What's Eating Gilbert Grape (reference) Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado (1966 D'Oyly Carte) (reference) Gottfried:Greeting From Gilbert (reference) Gilbert & Sullivan - Master Collection (Opera World) (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Gilbert and Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance; Trial by Jury (reference) Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard/Laughing Boy/A Jealous Torment/Is Life a Boon? (reference) Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, Trial of Jury (reference) Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard / Trial by Jury (reference) Gilbert & Sullivan; The Mikado (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Hurricane Gilbert approaching Jamaica on 1988 September 12 at 1200 UT. Data are from the NOAA GOES-East and GOES-West satellites.Red-Green Stereo Images.Credit: NASA.		This is a red/green stereo image made from GOES-East data by rendering the hurricane Gilbert GOES-8 image in perspective from two different viewpoints.. See the RSD ImageCatalog for additional images.Credit: NASA.
	Gilbert T. Rude As a young aid.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Level party at Whisky Pass Level party of Gilbert R. Fish.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Precipitation intensity display of Hurricane Gilbert derived from tail doppler radar.Credit: Flying With NOAA.		Aerial view of CHARLES H. GILBERT underway off Honolulu.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	CHARLES H. GILBERT to right, tied up in Honolulu.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.		Finished bow viewing chamber on the Fish and Wildlife Service Ship CHARLES H. GILBERT.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship GILBERT at the International Paper Co. pier. The GILBERT was named for C&GS Captain John J. Gilbert who served 57 years with the Coast and Geodetic Survey.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.		TRIM and fit: Extension agent Wayne Cooley, ARS agronomist Randy Anderson, and farmer Gilbert Lindstrom work together as a team to figure the best methods for growing wheat in a dryland cropping system relying on a wheat/corn/fallow rotation. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..
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Author	Quotation
Josiah Gilbert Holland	Joys divided are increased.
	Ideals are the worlds masters.
	Calmness is the cradle of power.
	A mind grows by what it feeds on.
	The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.
	The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.
W. S. Gilbert	Man is nature's sole mistake.
	Things are seldom what they seem.
	Matrimonial devotion doesn't seem to suit her notion.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Kiribati	The three main groupings are the Gilbert Islands, Phoenix Islands, and Line Islands. (references)
	Kiribati	The I-Kiribati people settled what would become known as the Gilbert Islands between 1000 and 1300 AD. Subsequent invasions by Fijians and Tongans introduced Polynesian elements to the Micronesian culture, but extensive intermarriage produced a population reasonably homogeneous in appearance and traditions. (references)
	Kiribati	In an effort to restore a measure of order, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu) consented to becoming British protectorates in 1892. Banaba (Ocean Island) was annexed in 1900 after the discovery of phosphate-rich guano deposits, and the entire collection was made a British colony in 1916. The Line and Phoenix Islands were incorporated piecemeal over the next 20 years. (references)
Human Rights	Brazil	In May 2000, the Government appointed Gilbert Saboia, former ambassador to Sweden, as the new Secretary for Human Rights. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Gilbert" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.91% of the time. "Gilbert" is used about 1,100 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	99.91%	1,099	6,875
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.09%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	1,100	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "gilbert" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Gilbert	First name Male	89,000	199
Gilbert	Last name	45,000	237
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"Gilbert" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a bright pledge", "a pledge", "a hostage", "bright".

The following table summarizes names related to "Gilbert."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Gilbertine	Female	N/A	Gilbert
Gijsbert	Male	Dutch	Gilbert
Gilbert	Male	Dutch	N/A
Gilberta	Female	Dutch	Gilbert
Gib	Male	English	Gilbert
Gil	Male	English	Gilbert
Gilbert	Male	English	N/A
Gilberta	Female	English	Gilbert
Gilbert	Male	French	N/A
Gilberte	Female	French	Gilbert
Gilberta	Female	German	Gilbert
Gisbert	Male	German	Gilbert
Gilberto	Male	Italian	Gilbert
Gilberto	Male	Spanish	Gilbert
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

1. Gilbert, AR (town, FIPS 26800)
Location: 35.99019 N, 92.71821 W
Population (1990): 43 (26 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

2. Gilbert, AZ (town, FIPS 27400)
Location: 33.33203 N, 111.76419 W
Population (1990): 29188 (10655 housing units)
Area: 70.3 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 85234
Country: USA

3. Gilbert, IA (city, FIPS 30630)
Location: 42.10742 N, 93.64751 W
Population (1990): 796 (285 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

4. Gilbert, LA (village, FIPS 28940)
Location: 32.05062 N, 91.65537 W
Population (1990): 704 (272 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 71336
Country: USA

5. Gilbert, MN (city, FIPS 23714)
Location: 47.49186 N, 92.46052 W
Population (1990): 1934 (940 housing units)
Area: 30.5 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 55741
Country: USA

6. Gilbert, PA
Zip Code(s): 18331
Country: USA

7. Gilbert, SC (town, FIPS 29050)
Location: 33.92356 N, 81.39424 W
Population (1990): 324 (123 housing units)
Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 29054
Country: USA

8. Gilbert, WV (town, FIPS 30772)
Location: 37.61439 N, 81.86737 W
Population (1990): 456 (217 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 25621
Country: USA

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Expression: Gilbert

Expressions using "gilbert": Cass Gilbert ♦ George Gilbert Aime Murphy ♦ Gilbert and Ellice Islands ♦ Gilbert and Sullivan ♦ Gilbert Charles Stuart ♦ Gilbert Creek ♦ Gilbert Disease ♦ Gilbert Islands ♦ Gilbert Keith Chesterton ♦ Gilbert Murray ♦ Gilbert Stuart ♦ Gilbert Syndrome ♦ Humphrey Gilbert ♦ Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert ♦ Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier ♦ Sir Humphrey Gilbert ♦ Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister ♦ Sir William Gilbert ♦ William Gilbert ♦ William Schwenk Gilbert. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "gilbert": Gilbert-and-sullivan, Gilbert-arthur, Gilbert-smith.
	Ending with "gilbert": Maxam-gilbert.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Gilbert

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
gilbert az	620	gilbert gottfried	50
melissa gilbert	588	district gilbert school unified	47
gilbert	305	gilbert syndrome	46
chandler gilbert community college	193	gilbert morris	46
gilbert arizona	170	gilbert arizona real estate	45
gilbert and sullivan	157	gilbert williams	43
daniele gilbert	157	gilbert becaud	42
city of gilbert	141	gilbert high school	41
paul gilbert	135	brad gilbert	40
danielle gilbert	135	gilbert arizona home	38
sara gilbert	133	gilbert minnesota	38
whats eating gilbert grape	98	city of gilbert arizona	37
gilbert public school	87	gilbert mellisa	35
o sullivan gilbert	81	gilbert school	32
gilbert arena	79	gilbert william	32
town of gilbert	74	city of gilbert az	32
20 20 caribbean depp disney edward elizabeth gilbert grape johnny paradis pirate scissorhands vanessa vargas	59	gilbert and george	31
gilbert sullivan princess	56	melissa gilbert nude	31
gilbert kevin	53	gilbert west virginia	30
gilbert school district	53	gilbert clock	29
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Modern Translations: Gilbert

Language		Translations for "gilbert"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		Gjilbert. (various references)

Czech		Gilbert. (various references)

Danish		Gilbert Meulengracht's syndrom (Gilbert disease). (various references)

Dutch		Gilbert Eilanden (Gilbert Islands), syndroom van Gilbert-Lereboullet (Gilbert disease). (various references)

Esperanto		Gilbertinsuloj (Gilbert Islands). (various references)

French		cholémie simple familiale (Gilbert disease). (various references)

German		Gilbert. (various references)

Greek		όονάδα όαγνητοκινητικήσ �"ύναμησ, �"ίλβερτοσ. (various references)

Hungarian		Gilbert. (various references)

Pig Latin		ilbertgay

Portuguese		doença de Gilbert (Gilbert disease). (various references)

Russian		�"ильберт. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		gilbert. (various references)

Spanish		enfermedad de Gilbert (Gilbert disease), colemia simple familiar (Gilbert disease). (various references)

Turkish		Gilbert Birimi. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Gilbert

Derivations
	Words beginning with "gilbert": gilberts. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Gilbert" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ciliberto, Eilberg, Galbert, Gallert, Geburt, Gelbart, Gelert, gibert, Gilbad, Gilbard, Gilbards, Gilbart, Gilberte, Gilberti, Gilbreth, Gilera, glibert, Godbert, Goldbourt, Goldert, Gulberk, Keilberth, Sibert, Vibert. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Gilbert"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "gilbert" (pronounced gi"lbert)
5	-i" l b er t	Filbert.
4	-l b er t	Halbert.
3	-b er t	Lambert, Sherbert.
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Anagrams: Gilbert

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-e-g-i-l-r-t"
	-1 letter: begirt, gerbil, giblet, regilt, riblet.
	-2 letters: bilge, birle, biter, blite, giber, legit, liber, liger, liter, litre, relit, tiger, tiler, tribe.
	-3 letters: belt, berg, bier, bile, birl, bite, blet, brie, brig, brit, gelt, gibe, gilt, girl, girt, glib, grit, lier, lire, lite, riel, rile, rite, tier, tile, tire, tirl, trig.
	-4 letters: beg, bel, bet, big.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-g-i-l-r-t"
	+1 letter: blighter, gilberts, trebling.
	+2 letters: blighters, litterbag, litterbug, trembling.
	+3 letters: algebraist, bilgewater, blathering, blattering, blethering, blistering, blithering, blitzkrieg, blustering, bolstering, integrable, liberating, litterbags, litterbugs, lobstering, rebottling, thimblerig.
	+4 letters: algebraists, banteringly, belligerent, bilgewaters, blitzkriegs, bullfighter, celebrating, elaborating, embrittling, libertinage, lobsterings, registrable, talebearing, thimblerigs, tribologies.
	+5 letters: agreeability, bacteriology, belligerents, bigheartedly, blisteringly, blueprinting, blusteringly, bullfighters, butterflying, deliberating, elucubrating, embryologist, forgeability, letterboxing, libertinages, nightclubber, obliterating, pregnability, registerable, renegotiable, tabernacling, talebearings.
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