ギルバート
Girubāto
The Japanese equivalent of the male given name Gilbert is ギルバート (Girubāto).
The name is a foreign name and is therefore written using the Katakana script. To show respect, you can add the honorific さん after the name, forming ギルバートさん.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Girubāto
Did you know?
- If a Japanese person wanted to write ギルバート using Kanji characters, they would have to choose characters based on sound rather than meaning, a process called ateji.
- In Japanese anime and manga, characters named ギルバート are frequently portrayed as nobility or foreigners from Europe to evoke a specific western aesthetic.
- Because Japanese avoids consonant clusters, the name ギルバート adds an extra vowel sound to the 'l', turning 'Gil' into ギル which is closer to 'giru'.
Examples in context
- 「俺も教えるのが好きなんだ」とギルバートは言った。"I like teaching, too," said Gilbert.This sentence shows how to use ギルバート in a statement.Tatoeba #8584595 by small_snow, translation #7917468 by Hybrid
- ギルバートさんはとても親切です。Girubāto-san wa totemo shinsetsu desu.Mr. Gilbert is very kind.
- あの犬の名前はギルバートです。Ano inu no namae wa Girubāto desu.That dog's name is Gilbert.
Example conversation
Ren and Himari are talking about a new coworker.
- 陽葵 Himari新しい同僚は誰ですか？Atarashii dōryō wa dare desu ka?Who is the new colleague?
- 蓮 Renギルバートさんですよ。Girubāto-san desu yo.It's Mr. Gilbert.
- 陽葵 Himari彼は優しい人ですか？Kare wa yasashii hito desu ka?Is he a kind person?
- 蓮 Renはい、とても良い人です。Hai, totemo ii hito desu.Yes, he is a very good person.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
