Gill.
A Scottish and Northern English habitational surname from Old Norse for someone who lived near a gill.
Meaning & usage
A Scottish and Northern English habitational surname from Old Norse for someone who lived near a gill.
A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac an Ghoill (McGill).
A diminutive of the male given names Giles, Julian, and William, of medieval usage.
A diminutive of the female given name Gillian, variant of Jill.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado; named for early landowner William H. Gill.
A locale in the United States: A township in Sullivan County, Indiana.
A locale in the United States: A township in Clay County, Kansas.
A locale in the United States: A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts politician Moses Gill.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Texas.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia; named for an early postmaster.
A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Harding County, South Dakota; named for early postmaster Carl M. Gilberg.
A surname from Punjabi from ਗਿੱਲ (gilla).
Where this word comes from
* 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 given name, as well as surname, from Hebrew גיל (“joy”). * As a German surname, variant of Gilger. * As a Sikh Punjabi surname originating in India, from ਗਿੱਲ (gill, “moisture”).
Someone connected with Gillingham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Where this word comes from
* 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 given name, as well as surname, from Hebrew גיל (“joy”). * As a German surname, variant of Gilger. * As a Sikh Punjabi surname originating in India, from ਗਿੱਲ (gill, “moisture”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.