The story behind Gilberto
a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Gilbert
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Spanish Gilberto.
Pronunciation
Portuguese; Brazil: /ʒiwˈbɛʁ.tu/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Brazil: [ʒiʊ̯ˈbɛh.tu]
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: /ʒiwˈbɛɾ.tu/
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: [ʒiʊ̯ˈbɛɾ.tu]
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: [ʒiʊ̯ˈbɛχ.tu]
- Portuguese; Caipira: /ʒiwˈbɛɻ.tu/
- Portuguese; Caipira: [ʒiʊ̯ˈbɛɻ.tu]
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ʒilˈbɛɾ.tu/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [ʒiɫˈβɛɾ.tu]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /ʒilˈbɛɾ.tu/
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: [ʒiɫˈbɛɾ.tu]
- Tagalog: /ɡilˈbeɾto/
- Tagalog: [ɡ̠ɪlˈbɛɾ.t̪o]
- Tagalog: /hilˈbeɾto/
- Tagalog: [hɪlˈbɛɾ.t̪o]
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
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- Syllables
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Gilberto
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- Syllables
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- balanced syllable contrast
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Gilberto
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abraham
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length