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Gimli

Gimli proper noun: a male given name.

Proper noun

Gimli

  1. A male given name.
  2. A town in Manitoba, Canada.

Noun

Gimli (plural Gimlis)

  1. A skilled warrior seen as comic relief, especially one who is short or otherwise shaped like a fantasy dwarf.
    • The thing that stands the most is that when I first read the books Ron was one of my fav characters, after watching the movies a lot of times I kind of hate him, he is the Gimli of this universe, but now that I'm reading the books again I find him OK. The movies make him look like a fool all the...2019 November 2, FreakingSmile, “Would it be enjoyable to read the books after watching movies?”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026
    • Hes the Gimli of GoTs. Should be a badass- used as comic relief.2026 March 26, TropicalPossum954, “the show would be nothing without him”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026

Forms of Gimli

pluralGimlis

Origin of Gimli

A name from Old Norse.

From the character Gimli in the Lord of the Rings series.

Questions about Gimli

What does Gimli mean?
Gimli means a male given name.
What part of speech is Gimli?
Gimli can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Gimli in the dictionary

  1. gimleting
  2. gimlets
  3. gimletted
  4. gimletting
  5. gimlety
  6. Gimli
  7. gimmal
  8. gimmals
  9. gimmari
  10. gimme
  11. gimme a break

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