Gijs name meaning
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What does Gijs mean?
Renowned Gijs's origin is Old High German and Germanic bestowed upon both sexes, used mainly in English and Dutch, meaning of Gijs is "Bright, Pledge or Hostage". Gijs is variant of prevailing and ever lasting Gilbert.
Gilbert is equivalent of Giselbert in French and English languages. Also Gilbert is form of Gisilberht in English and German languages. Origin of Famous Gilbert is in Old High German and English, meaning of Gilbert is "Illustrious Pledge and Shiny".
Gijs is short of Gijsbert. Gijsbert is a variant of widespread and perennial Gilbert. Prevalent Gijsbert has its origin in Germanic and Old High German is used prevalently in Dutch, Gijsbert means "Pledge and Hostage".
Variants of Gijs
Giselbert, Gilbert, Gisilberht, Giesbert
How popular is the name Gijs?
In Netherlands, Gijs was once a common name since emerging in 2015 it has been given to over 1897 babies. At the peak of its usage in 2015,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 5 years but it is still in a strong position.
Additionally, the moniker has been in the top 50 baby names 5 times Gijs is a unique baby name in Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and was able to reach the top 400 names.
In 2008, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 385 on boy names chart when 29 babies were named Gijs. There are over 465 babies that have been given the name Gijs in Belgium.
As per our research, over 10000 babies have been bestowed Gijs around the globe.
Facts
Gijs in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 11458 | 1356 | 8 | 14 |
 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Numerological analysis of Gijs
You are a humanitarian with a higher purpose in life. And that is to help others. You want to do everything as planned in life. People have a hard time figuring you out but once they do, they see you are kind-hearted and try to take advantage of your naivety. Romantic relationships are definitely not your thing. Times will come when you will be tired of everything but remember – good things take time.
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- Lisa - Pleasing and Venerable unisex name Lisa is originated from Hebrew, used in Norwegian and Tamil languages, meaning of Lisa is "Oath of God, God is Fullness or Consecrated to God"
- Marita - The famous girl name Marita is rooted from Hebrew and Aramaic, Marita means "Pearl or Bitterness" is prevalently used in Spanish, Danish and Finnish languages
Famous people named Gijs
- Gijs de Vries, Dutch Democrats 66 politician
- Gijs van der Leden, retired water polo player from the Netherlands
- Gijs van Lennep, Dutch esquire and former racing driver
- Gijs Luirink, Dutch former footballer
- Gijs van Aardenne, Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
- Gijs Steinmann, Steinmann played club football for AZ Alkmaar
- Gijs Scholten van Aschat in Tirza as Actor
- Gijs Naber in Zwartboek as Actor
- Gijs Blom in Jongens as Actor
- Gijs Veerhoek in short Geen zin as Director
- Gijs Schoneveld characterized significant role of Zwager in 1994 movie Een schreeuw om hulp.
Lists having Gijs
- Boys names beginning with G
- Girls names beginning with G
- American Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- German Baby Names
- Dutch Baby Names
- Popular Boy Names in Netherlands (2019)
- Baby Names that mean Bright
- Baby Names that mean Pledge
- Baby Names that mean Hostage
Sources
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/