Given name & surname

Gillingham

“belonging to”·“homestead”

Gillingham is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gillingham is built from elements meaning “belonging to” and “homestead”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Gillingham comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Gillingham, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Dillingham

“divide, separate, pay over”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Willingham

“belonging to” · “homestead”

No U.S. birth series

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Germanic

Ingham

“homestead”

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

Old English

Ellingham

“belonging to” · “homestead”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Allingham

“belonging to” · “homestead”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Whittingham

“belonging to” · “homestead”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Brittingham

“Briton” · “enclosure”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Birmingham

Birmingham is a surname from Old English.

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

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