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Gilliland

Gilliland proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Gilliland (plural Gillilands)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Gilliland

pluralGillilands
alternative formGilleland

Origin of Gilliland

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaoláin and Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (“son of the servant of (saint) Faolán”), a personal name thought to be a diminutive of Irish faol (“wolf”). Compare the surname McClellan.

Questions about Gilliland

What does Gilliland mean?
Gilliland means a surname.
What part of speech is Gilliland?
Gilliland is a proper noun.

Words near Gilliland in the dictionary

  1. Gillihan
  2. Gillihans
  3. Gillikin
  4. Gillikins
  5. Gillilan
  6. Gilliland
  7. Gillilands
  8. Gillilans
  9. Gillin
  10. gilling
  11. Gilling East

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