Gill

Meaning

Name

1. A Scottish and Northern English habitational surname from Old Norse for someone who lived near a gill.
2. A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac an Ghoill (McGill).
3. A diminutive of the male given names Giles, Julian, or William, of medieval usage.
4. A diminutive of the female given name Gillian, variant of Jill.
5. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
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11. A surname from Punjabi from ਗਿੱਲ (gilla).

Noun

Someone connected with Gillingham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Synonyms

girl

👧

lass

sweetheart

wench

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɪl/

Etymology

* As an English surname, converged from variants of Giles (sometimes through Dutch), Julian, and William.
* As a northern English surname, from Middle English gil (“ravine, glen”), from Old Norse gil. The Old Norse is also a source of the Norwegian surname.
* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, variant of McGill.
* Also as an Irish surname, variant of Gall.
* As a Jewish/Israeli surname, from Hebrew גיל (“joy”).
* As a German surname, variant of Gilger.
* As an Indian/Sikh/Punjabi surname, from ਗਿੱਲ (gil, “moisture”).