Given name & surname

Gillean

“a servant of St. John”

Gillean is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “a servant of St. John.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Irish interpretation is “a servant of St. John.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.

Gillean’s family of names

Gillean has a related form in Gillian. Gillean has a related form in Gilian. Gillean has a related form in Gilean.

Walk Gillean’s family in the name graph

GilleanGillianGillenGillanGilianGyllianGillonGillionGileanGilleonGyllean

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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Similar names

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Irish · Saints

Gilliland

“son of the servant of (saint) Faolán”

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Gillooly

“son of the gluttonous lad”

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Gallivan

“descendant of Gealbhán”

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Galligan

“descendant of Gealagán”

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Gallahan

Gallahan is a surname, probably from Irish.

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Gillogly

“son of the gallowglass”

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Gilhooly

“son of the gluttonous lad”

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Gullion

“brightness”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Gillean’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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