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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Norman, Anglo-Saxon
Meaning & History
>The surname “Gibbins” has multiple origins:
>* It is derived from the name “Gibb”, a short form of the Norman personal name “Gilbert”. This name was originally derived from the name “Gislebert”, which is comprised of the Germanic elements “gisil,” which means “hostage” or “noble youth,” and “berht,” which means “bright” or "famous".
>* The surname Gibbins could also be a variant of “Gibbons”, which itself might derive from the Old French personal name “Giboin”, ultimately from the Anglo-Saxon “Gebawin”, composed of the elements “geba” meaning “gift”, plus “wine”, friend.
>* Another possible origin is that it’s a diminutive form of the pet name Gib or Gibb, a short form of the given name Gilbert.
>The surname Gibbins was first found in counties of Mayo and Limerick, Ireland, where two distinct families arose shortly after Strongbow invasion of Ireland in 1172. The majority of the family hails from Mayo and were a branch of the great Burke family. The Limerick Fitzgibbon families are descended from John Fitzgerald, whose three sons became hereditary knights of Desmond in 1333.
>* It is derived from the name “Gibb”, a short form of the Norman personal name “Gilbert”. This name was originally derived from the name “Gislebert”, which is comprised of the Germanic elements “gisil,” which means “hostage” or “noble youth,” and “berht,” which means “bright” or "famous".
>* The surname Gibbins could also be a variant of “Gibbons”, which itself might derive from the Old French personal name “Giboin”, ultimately from the Anglo-Saxon “Gebawin”, composed of the elements “geba” meaning “gift”, plus “wine”, friend.
>* Another possible origin is that it’s a diminutive form of the pet name Gib or Gibb, a short form of the given name Gilbert.
>The surname Gibbins was first found in counties of Mayo and Limerick, Ireland, where two distinct families arose shortly after Strongbow invasion of Ireland in 1172. The majority of the family hails from Mayo and were a branch of the great Burke family. The Limerick Fitzgibbon families are descended from John Fitzgerald, whose three sons became hereditary knights of Desmond in 1333.