Gijsbert, a Dutch male name that means "bright pledge", originated from Netherlands, and Flanders, the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium.
Gijsbert is a Dutch masculine given name, which is a variant of the names Gisbert and Gilbert, and means "bright pledge". Netherlands, Flanders Flanders (UK: /flndrz/, US: /fln-/; Dutch: Vlaanderen [vlandr(n) (listen); French: Flandre [fld; German: Flandern [flandn (listen)) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. 
Flanders (UK: /flndrz/, US: /fln-/; Dutch: Vlaanderen [vlandr(n) (listen); French: Flandre [fld; German: Flandern [flandn (listen)) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. Male Dutch "bright pledge" Netherlands, Flanders 
