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Gilchrist

Gilchrist proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Gilchrist (countable and uncountable, plural Gilchrists)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Galveston County, Texas, United States.

Forms of Gilchrist

pluralGilchrists
alternative formGilcrease

Origin of Gilchrist

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Gillechrìosd (“servant of Christ”), from gille + Crìosd.

Words formed from Gilchrist

Questions about Gilchrist

What does Gilchrist mean?
Gilchrist means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Gilchrist?
Gilchrist is a proper noun.

Words near Gilchrist in the dictionary

  1. Gilbreth
  2. Gilbreths
  3. Gilbride
  4. Gilbrides
  5. Gilby
  6. Gilchrist
  7. Gilchrist County
  8. Gilchrist's disease
  9. Gilchrist-Thomas process
  10. Gilchrists
  11. Gilcrease

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