Gilberto

Gilberto is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian and surname.

Origin and Meaning

As a first name Gilberto is a Romanesque form of the name Gilbert or Giselbert.

Bearers of the name

Family name

• Astrud Gilberto ( born 1940 ), Brazilian singer
• Bebel Gilberto (born 1966 ), Brazilian singer and songwriter
• João Gilberto ( born 1931 ), Brazilian composer

Stage name of footballers

• Felisberto Sebastião da Graca Amaral ( b. 1982 ), Angolan player
• Gilberto da Silva Melo (born 1976 ), Brazilian players
• Gilberto Silva ( b. 1976 ), Brazilian players
• Gilberto dos Santos ( born 1975 ), Brazilian- Lebanese Players
• Gilberto Manuel Pereira da Silva ( * 1987), Portuguese Player
• Gilberto Rodriguez Pérez ( born 1942 ), Spanish players

First name, other

• Gilberto Aceves Navarro ( born 1931 ), Mexican painter
• Gilberto Bosques (1892-1995), Mexican diplomat
• Gilberto Freyre (1900-1987), Brazilian sociologist and anthropologist
• Gilberto Gil ( born 1942 ), Brazilian musician and politician
• Gilberto Hernández (born 1970 ), Mexican Chess grandmaster
• Gilberto Santa Rosa (born 1962 ), Puerto Rican salsa and bolero musicians
• Gilberto Simoni (born 1971 ), Italian racing cyclist