Gilberto
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | gisel + beraht |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Gilbert, Gil |
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Gilberto is the romance version of the Latinized form of Gilbert, used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. In Galician, it's spelled Xilberto or Xilberte. It derives from the Germanic words gisel (meaning pledge or hostage) and beraht (meaning bright). It can be used as a given name or surname.
Gilberto may refer to:
Given name
Footballers
- Gilberto Galdino dos Santos (born 1976), Brazilian football player, commonly known as Beto
- Gilberto Alves (born 1950), Brazilian footballer, commonly known as Gil
- Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves (born 1980), Brazilian international footballer, commonly known as Gil
- Gilberto da Silva Melo (born 1976), Brazilian footballer, commonly known as Gilberto
- Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior (born 1989), Brazilian football player, commonly known as Gilberto
- Felisberto Sebastião da Graça Amaral (born 1982), Angolan footballer, commonly known as Gilberto
- Gilberto Moraes Júnior, (born 1993) Brazilian footballer, commonly known as Gilberto
- Gilberto Gomes (born 1959), retired Portuguese footballer, commonly known as Gilberto
- Gilberto dos Santos (born 1975), Lebanese footballer
- Gilberto Aparecido da Silva (born 1976), Brazilian footballer, commonly known as Gilberto Silva
- Gilberto Manuel Pereira da Silva (born 1987), Portuguese footballer, commonly known as Gilberto Silva
- Gilberto Fortunato, Brazillian footballer
- Gilberto Sepúlveda, Mexican footballer
Other athletes
- Gilberto González (triathlete) (born 1970), Venezuelan triathlete
- Gilberto Parlotti (1940–1971), Italian motorcycle racer
- Gilberto Passani (born 1961), Italian volleyball player
- Gilberto Simoni (born 1971), Italian road bicycle racer
- Gilberto Sosa (born 1960), Mexican boxer
Other
- Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (born 1939), cofounder of the Cali cartel
- Gilberto Câmara (born 1956), Brazilian computer scientist
- Gilberto Gil (born 1942), Brazilian musician and former Minister of Culture
Surname
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Region of origin | Romance languages |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Gilbert, Gilbertson |
- Astrud Gilberto (born 1940), Brazilian singer
- Bebel Gilberto (born 1966), Brazilian singer, daughter of João Gilberto and Miúcha
- João Gilberto (1931–2019), Brazilian guitarist and singer
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