Gijsbert is a ♂ boy name.
Gijsbert is a Dutch variant of the Old Germanic name Gisbert.
The name Gijsbert derived from Old High German “gisal” meaning “hostage” or “pledge” and “beraht” meaning “bright”. Thus, Gijsbert means “bright pledge”. The first name element could as well be derived from Old High German “gisel” or Celtic “gaiso” meaning “spear” or “shaft of an arrow”.
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