What is Gilberto?
{{Infobox given name | name = Gilberto | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = ''gisel + beraht'' | region = | origin = | related names = [[Gilbert (given name)|Gilbert]], [[Gil (disambiguation)|Gil]] | footnotes = <ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/gilbert Meaning and origin of the name Gilbert]</ref> }} '''Gilberto''' is the Iberian and Italian version of the originally Norman-French given name ''[[Gilbert (given name)|Gilbert]]'', used in [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] languages. In [[Galician language|Galician]], it's spelled '''Xilberto''' or '''Xilberte'''. ''Gilbert'' is ultimately derived from the Germanic words gisel (meaning pledge or hostage) and beraht (meaning bright). It can be used as a [[given name]] or [[surname]]. Gilberto may refer to: ==Given name== {{given name}} ===Footballers=== * [[Beto (footballer, born November 1976)|Gilberto Galdino dos Santos]] (born 1976), Brazilian football player, commonly known as '''Beto''' * [[Gilberto Alves]] (born 1950), Brazilian footballer, commonly known as '''Gil''' * [[Gil (footballer, born 1980)|Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves]] (born 1980), Brazilian international footballer, commonly known as '''Gil''' * [[Gilberto (footballer, born 1976)|Gilberto da Silva Melo]] (born 1976), Brazilian footballer, commonly known as '''Gilberto''' * [[Gilberto (footballer, born 1989)|Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior]] (born 1989), Brazilian football player, commonly known as '''Gilberto''' * [[Gilberto (Angolan footballer)|Felisberto Sebastião da Graça Amaral]] (born 1982), Angolan footballer, commonly known as '''Gilberto''' * [[Gilberto (footballer, born 1993)|Gilberto Moraes Júnior]], (born 1993) Brazilian footballer, commonly known as '''Gilberto''' * [[Gilberto Gomes]] (born 1959), retired Portuguese footballer, commonly known as '''Gilberto''' * [[Gilberto dos Santos]] (born 1975), Lebanese footballer * [[Gilberto Silva|Gilberto Aparecido da Silva]] (born 19