Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Gill en · NOUN
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒɪl/ diminutive of Giles, Julian, Gillian
/ˈɡɪl/ diminutive of Wiliam, surname (incl.Punjabi/Sikh), Jewish name, Gillingham FC person
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 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”).
Meanings
Someone connected with Gillingham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
/ˈɡɪl/ diminutive of Wiliam, surname (incl.Punjabi/Sikh), Jewish name, Gillingham FC person
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 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”).
Meanings
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.
each Jack with his Gill 1621 August 13 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Ben Jonson, “The Masque of the Gypsies”, in Q. Horatius Flaccus: His Art of Poetry. […], London: […] J[ohn] Okes, for John Benson […], published 1640, →OCLC:
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.