Gill (name)

Gill may be a surname or given name, derived from a number of unrelated sources:

  • the Dutch form of the given namen Giles
  • in English, Gill may be a hypocorism of a number of given names, including Giles, Julian, William (Guillaume), Gillian, Gilbert
  • in Hebrew, a masculine given name or byname meaning "joy, gladness" (גִּיל, feminine form גִּילָה, Gilla)
  • in Northern English, Scots and Norwegian, it may be a topographic name, ultimately derived from Old Norse gil 'ravine'; for example: Lord Gill
  • in Punjab, a clan of Jats (ਗਿੱਲ or گل)[1][2]
  • as a surname, an anglicization of the Scottish or Irish patronymic McGill (or Mac Gille, Mac An Ghoill and variants), also derived from the origins of the same English name mentioned above, or even the part of the body itself. This is also an Indian surname of Punjab origin.
For other uses of "Gill", see Gill (disambiguation).
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People with the surname Gill
  • A. A. Gill (Adrian Anthony Gill, 1954–2016), British newspaper columnist and writer
  • Adrian Gill (1937–1986), Australian meteorologist and oceanographer
  • Alan Gill, English vocalist, guitarist and songwriter
  • Albert Gill (1879–1916), English Victoria Cross recipient
  • Amber Gill (born 1997), English television personality and author
  • Amrinder Gill, (born 1976), Indian singer and actor
  • André Gill (1840–1885), French caricaturist
  • Andy Gill (1956–2020), English musician, member of the rock band Gang of Four
  • Anthony Gill (disambiguation), multiple people, including
  • Joseph A. Gill (1854–1933), U. S. District Judge in Indian Territory from 1899 until 1907
  • Joseph B. Gill (1862–1942), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
  • Joseph J. Gill (1846–1920), U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Joseph K. Gill (1841–1931), American retailer and publisher in Oregon
  • Joseph L. Gill (1885–1972), American Democratic Party politician from Chicago, Illinois

References
  1. Gill, Gurcharan Singh (2008). "CHAPTER 2: The Gill Clan - Section A. Indo-Scythian Origin". Deeper Roots of the Gill, Bhatti, Sidhu, Brar, Tur, and Related Jat and Rajput Clans. Indian Family History Society. p. 12. The descendants of Gillpal use the family surname 'Gill'. There are many sub-castes such as Sher-Gill, Jhalli-Gill and so on.
  2. Duleh, Hoshiar Singh; Singh, Gurjant (2001). Jatta da Itihas ਜੱਟਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ [History of the Jats] (in Punjabi). Translated by Preet, Pritam Singh. Lahore Books Ludhiana. pp. 106–112.
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