Details for the forename Gibby

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Gibby (male)


Variants:	Geb (M) Gebbie (M) Gib (M) Gibidh (M)
Pet Name for:	Gilbert (M) Gilleabart (M) Gillebard (M) Gillebart (M) Gillebride (M)
Can be spelt:	Gibbie (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Scottish pet name for Gilbert [q.v.], from Old German "famous pledge", and hence a variant of Gibidh and also a pet name for Gilleabart/Gillebard/Gillebride, the Gaelic equivalents of Gilbert.