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OK, what do you think of Gilbert?

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MinkyBorage · 15/12/2008 23:52

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HarktheheraldAnglepoise · 16/12/2008 12:07

Like it.

PuppyMonkeyNuts · 16/12/2008 12:08

I like Bertie...

MincePirateCat · 16/12/2008 12:09

not my cuppa i am afraid.

Libraloveschristmas1975 · 16/12/2008 12:09

I think no.

EmmalinaC · 16/12/2008 12:12

Love it - childhood crush on Gilbert Blythe. Glad I'm not the only one!

EffiePerine · 16/12/2008 12:17

I like it a lot and Gil is a nice short. DH thinks it's a bit wet

I'm also trying to sell Gideon and Gabriel (he's having none of it) so must be the time of G names

RachieB · 16/12/2008 14:32

pmsl @ penis name!

its awful sorry

expatinscotland · 16/12/2008 14:33

i had a zebra finch called Gilbert when i was 14.

he was so cute.

PestoHoHoHoMonster · 16/12/2008 14:34

Only if you promise to call his brother Sullivan

FIMBOingaroundtheChristmasTree · 16/12/2008 14:35

My pet goldfish as a child was Gilbert

SpangleMaker · 16/12/2008 19:22

My Grandad was called Gilbert and I was wondering when people would start using it again! Like the name but because of the family connection it's hard for me to imagine it as a name for a baby.

jobschmob · 16/12/2008 19:27

My Grandad was Gilbert too, but even he didn't like it and went by a (completely unrelated) nickname.

sorkycake · 16/12/2008 19:58

Oh god no, it's horrid.

llareggub · 16/12/2008 20:21

I had my first crush on Gilbert Blythe.

Swoon.

nkf · 16/12/2008 20:22

I - tentatively - like it.

KerryMum · 16/12/2008 20:24

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Hulababy · 16/12/2008 20:27

Sorry, not so keen

lottiejenkins · 16/12/2008 22:22

My ds had a lovely friend called Gilly! I love the name!!

Buttercup54321 · 13/08/2021 01:27

Not keen. Bertie is nice.

BeenThruMoreThanALilBit · 13/08/2021 01:36

Gilbert Blythe! Swoon…..

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 13/08/2021 07:29

Zombie thread. Baby Gilbert is thirteen.

HeronLanyon · 13/08/2021 07:32

Well well - 13 years later ! We need an update as to how Gilbert is doing surely ?

Seanchailleach · 13/08/2021 07:44

The French pronunciation with soft g is nice.

The English way seems very English possibly upper-class public school?

HeronLanyon · 13/08/2021 07:45

Yes! The French pronunciation is quite spectacular !

ItsSnowJokes · 13/08/2021 07:52

I think of Gilbert the Alien. Sorry!