Gilbertson
Encyclopedia
Gilbertson is a British Isles
patronymic
surname
of Norman-French and pre Old Germanic origins meaning son of Gilbert
. There are alternate spellings, such as the Scandinavia
n Gilbertsen. While Gilbertson is a common surname, it is uncommon as a given name
. People with the surname Gilbertson or its variant spellings include:
British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Norman-French and pre Old Germanic origins meaning son of Gilbert
Gilbert (given name)
Gilbert is a British Isles given name of Norman-French and Old German origins. Original spellings included Gislebert, Guilbert and Gilebert. The prefix, "Gil-", comes from "gisil", meaning a noble youth, while the suffix, "-bert" comes from "beraht", meaning bright or famous...
. There are alternate spellings, such as the Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n Gilbertsen. While Gilbertson is a common surname, it is uncommon as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. People with the surname Gilbertson or its variant spellings include:
People with the surname
- Ashley GilbertsonAshley GilbertsonAshley Gilbertson is an award-winning photographer best known for his images of the Iraq war. Born in Melbourne, Australia, he started his career at thirteen taking pictures of skateboarders...
(b. 1978), Australian, Iraq war photographer - Charlotte GilbertsonCharlotte GilbertsonCharlotte Gilbertson is an American painter and print maker.-Artistic Influences:Charlotte's artistic inspirations are rooted in Greek mythology, the French artist Paul Cézanne, Fernand Léger's modern abstractionism, and neo-Primitivist representations of the people of Papua New Guinea.-Childhood...
(b. 1922), American painter and print maker - David GilbertsonDavid GilbertsonDavid Gilbertson is chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.Gilbertson attended South Dakota State University, graduating in 1972. He then graduated from the University of South Dakota's School of Law in 1975...
(b. 1949), American, chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court - Eric R. GilbertsonEric R. GilbertsonEric R. Gilbertson is the third and current President of Saginaw Valley State University, in the U.S. state of Michigan. He succeeded Dr. Jack McBride Ryder as President in 1989. Eric R. Gilbertson became the third president of SVSU in August 1989...
(b. ?), American, President of Saginaw Valley State University - Gary GilbertsonGary GilbertsonGary Gilbertson was a music composer for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers. His music made use of the AMP engine for the Atari POKEY chip which was programmed by Philip Price...
(b. ?), American, music composer for Atari - Keith GilbertsonKeith GilbertsonKeith Gilbertson, Jr. is an American football coach and former player. He is currently a scout with the Cleveland Browns of the NFL...
(b. 1948), American, collegiate head football coach - Kevin GilbertsonKevin GilbertsonKevin Gilbertson is a web developer best known as the creator of TinyURL launched in January 2002. TinyURL is a URL shortener, a web service that provides short aliases for redirection of long URLs....
(b. ?), American web developer - Lewis GilbertsonLewis GilbertsonLewis Gilbertson was a Welsh clergyman and academic, who was a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford for 32 years, rising to the position of Vice-Principal.-Life:...
(1815-1896), Welsh clergyman and academic - Lucas GilbertsonLucas GilbertsonLucas Gilbertson is a Canadian voice actor best known for his work in anime dubs and video games. He was the voice of Zero in the Mega Man X series. He has also voiced the character Johnny Ridden in the recent Dynasty Warriors: Gundam series....
(b. ?), Canadian voice actor - Paul GilbertsonPaul GilbertsonPaul Gilbertson was the first guitarist of the British band James. He formed the original band and began its chaotic songwriting method of jamming. He advocated improvisation during live performances and during group recording sessions. Gilbertson was replaced in the band by Larry Gott...
(b. 1962), English, first guitarist of the British band James - Stan GilbertsonStan GilbertsonStanley Frank Gilbertson is a retired American ice hockey player. He played 428 games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1971 and 1977...
(b. 1944), American ice hockey player - Tim GilbertsonTim GilbertsonTim Gilbertson is a Canadian power-pop singer-songwriter based in Edmonton, Alberta. He plays guitar, bass guitar, and piano. His musical influences include The Weakerthans and Modest Mouse.- Biography :...
(b. 1987), Canadian singer/songwriter - W. Peter GilbertsonW. Peter GilbertsonW. Peter Gilbertson was a La Crosse, Wisconsin area politician. He served as 37th mayor of La Crosse from 1967–1975. While a south sider when elected, Gilbertson was the first person to live on the north side while in office.- Mayor of La Crosse :...
(b. ?), former Wisconsin politician