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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).
Gilmore and Gillmore are surnames with several origins and meanings. The name can be of Irish, in particular from Ulster, [1] and Scottish Highland origin, Anglicised from the Gaelic Mac Gille Mhoire (Scottish Gaelic), Mac Giolla Mhuire (Ulster Irish Gaelic). [2] The name was a patronymic name meaning "servant of Mary". [2]
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 .
Gilbert is a given name of Norman-French origin, [1] itself from Germanic Gisilberht or Gisalberht. [2] [3] Original spellings included Gislebert, Guilbert and Gilebert.The first element, Gil-, comes from Germanic gīsil, meaning "shaft of an arrow" or gisal "pledge, hostage", while the second element, -bert comes from Germanic -behrt, short form of beraht, meaning "bright" or "famous".
The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (김), followed by Lee (이) and Park (박). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis. No such data is available from North Korea.
Gilchrist is a surname of Gaelic language origins. 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").