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Gil is a surname of multiple origins, including Spanish ("naive", "innocent"), Polish ("bullfinch"), and Hebrew (גיל, "joy"). Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include:
as a surname, an anglicization of the Scottish or Irish patronymic McGill (or Mac Gille, Mac An Ghoill and variants), also derived from the origins of the same English name. Indian subcontinent in Punjab, a clan of Jats and Ramgharias ( ਗਿੱਲ or گل ), it may be derived from the Punjabi word 'gil' meaning "moisture".
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Gil or Kil (Korean: 길) is a Korean family name. The 2015 South Korean census found that there were 38,173 people with this family name. [ 1 ] The most well-known clan is the Haepyeong Gil clan .
The surname Gillespie is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Easbuig, and the Irish Mac Giolla Easpaig, both of which mean "bishop's servant's son". [2] The given name itself is ultimately derived from a word of Greek origin, [ 3 ] the Old Irish epscop being derived via the Latin episcopus from Greek επίσκοπος ...
Another origin of the surname Gilmore is Irish, with two separate meanings. In County Armagh, the name is an Anglicised form of Mac Giolla Mhura "servant of St. Mura" (of Fahan, County Donegal). [2] In County Sligo, Gilmore is an Anglicisation of Mac Giolla Mhir meaning "son of the spirited lad". [2]
The surname Giles or Gyles comes from the given name Giles. Bearers of this surname derive from the original followers of St Giles. They became a prominent family in the north-east of England in the mid 20th Century following their purchase of St Giles' Church and subsequently the founding of Gilesgate as a suburb of Durham. [citation needed]
In many cases it is derived from a Scottish Gaelic name, Gille Chrìost, Gille Chriosd, [1] [2] meaning "servant of Christ" (i.e. gilla "servant", chriosd "Christ"). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Surnames of similar origins include MacGilchrist and McGilchrist , which are usually derived from Mac Giolla Chriosd or, literally, "son of the servant of Christ".