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Gilmore

Gilmore proper noun: a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Gilmore (countable and uncountable, plural Gilmores)

  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
    • “It’s pretty exciting,” Gilmore says. She opted out of the 2024 WSL campaign to focus on other surfing pursuits, and then again decided to miss the current 2025 season. But Gilmore had never flagged the possibility of retirement – a return to competition has always been on the cards. On the Gold...2025 May 8, Kieran Pender, “Steph Gilmore: ‘I was looking for something more, in myself and in my surfing’”, in The Guardian
  2. A male given name.
  3. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  4. A locality in the Snowy Valleys council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A minor city in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho.
  7. An unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community in Effingham County, Illinois.
  9. A census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland.
  10. A township in Benzie County, Michigan.
  11. A township in Isabella County, Michigan.
  12. An unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
  2. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
  3. An unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma.
  4. A township in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Forms of Gilmore

pluralGilmores
alternative formGilmer
alternative formGillmor
alternative formGillmore
alternative formGilmour

Origin of Gilmore

From Scottish Gaelic gille (“servant lad”) + Moire (“Mary mother of Jesus”).

Questions about Gilmore

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

Words near Gilmore in the dictionary

  1. gilmarite
  2. Gilmartin
  3. Gilmartins
  4. Gilmer
  5. Gilmer County
  6. Gilmore
  7. Gilmorton
  8. Gilmour
  9. gilo
  10. Gilolo
  11. Gilort

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