Gibbs

Gibbs
This name is one of the patronymic forms of the popular medieval pet name "Gib", itself a short form of the personal name "Gilbert", which was introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066. The Norman name was "Gislebert" or "Gillebert", composed of the Germanic elements "Gisil", meaning "hostage" or "noble youth", and "berht", meaning "bright" or "famous". Recordings from London Church Registers include the marriage of Agnes Gibbs and William Chanler on February 13th 1562, at Harrow on the Hill, and the marriage of Ann Gibbs and Thomas Fleetwood on April 2nd 1604, at Cranford. Gilbert became a very popular given name in England during the Middle Ages, and generated a great number and variety of variant forms, such as Gibson, Gibbs and Gipps, meaning "son of Gib". Gibson is found most frequently in the northern counties of England, and in Scotland. One Joseph Gibson, aged 20 yrs., was an early emigrant to the New World Colonies, leaving London on the "Globe" in August 1635, bound for Virginia. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Henry Gibsone, which was dated 1311, in the "Records of the Borough of Nottinghamshire", during the reign of King Edward 11, known as "Edward of Caernafon", 1307 - 1327. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • GIBBS (J. W.) — Physicien et mathématicien américain, J. W. Gibbs est né à New Haven dans le Connecticut le 11 février 1839; il y meurt le 28 avril 1903, après y avoir passé presque toute son existence. Issu d’une famille de lettrés, il poursuit des études de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • Gibbs, MO — U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 100 Housing Units (2000): 42 Land area (2000): 0.249262 sq. miles (0.645586 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.249262 sq. miles (0.645586 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • gibbs — gibbs·ite; gibbs; gibbs·it·ic; …   English syllables

  • Gibbs — Gibbs, Josiah Willard, mathem. Physiker, geb. 11. Febr. 1839 in New Haven, seit 1871 Prof. das., gest. 28. April 1903; schuf die Grundlagen zur chem. Energetik, förderte die physik. Chemie und erfand die Vektoranalysis; schrieb: »Thermodynamische …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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