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Gill
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gill
English
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Etymology
As an English surname, converged from variants of en Giles (sometimes through en nl -), en Julian, and en William.
As a northern English surname, from en enm gil ravine, glen, from en non gil. The Old Norse is also a source of the en no - surname.
As an en ga - and en gd - surname, variant of en McGill.
Also as an Irish surname, variant of en Gall.
As a Jewish/Israeli given name, as well as surname, from en he גיל joy.
As a en de - surname, variant of en Gilger.
As a Sikh en pa - surname originating in India, from pa ਗਿੱਲ gill moisture.
Pronunciation
diminutive of Giles, Julian, Gillian en /ˈd͡ʒɪl/
diminutive of Wiliam surname (incl.Punjabi/Sikh) Jewish name Gillingham FC person en /ˈɡɪl/
en ɪl 1
Proper noun
en Scottish and Northern English habitational Old Norse for someone who lived near a gill.
en Scottish and Irish Scottish Gaelic < patronymics, an alternate anglicization of gd Mac an Ghoill (McGill).en surnames from Irish
en male Giles,Julian,William medieval.
en female Gillian Jill.
each Jack with his Gill
en male surnames modern.
en locale c/US:
en ucomm co/Weld County s/Colorado ; named for early landowner William H. Gill.
en twp co/Sullivan County s/Indiana.
en twp co/Clay County s/Kansas.
en town co/Franklin County s/Massachusetts ; named for Massachusetts politician Moses Gill.
en ucomm co/Harrison County s/Texas.
en ucomm co/Lincoln County s/West Virginia ; named for an early postmaster.
en ghost town co/Harding County s/South Dakota ; named for early postmaster Carl M. Gilberg.
en Punjabi from pa ਗਿੱਲ.
Derived terms
en Gillett
en Gill Sans
en Gill's Green
en Lough Gill
Noun
en soccer Someone connected with Gillingham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
See also
en Gil
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Gill is the 435th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 74,948 individuals. Gill is most common among White (65.23%), Black (13.96%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.43%) individuals.
Further reading
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