Given name & surname

Gilmour

“a servant of the Virgin Mary”

Gilmour is a variant of Gilmore. One interpretation is “a servant of the Virgin Mary.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gilmour is a variant of Gilmore. One interpretation is “a servant of the Virgin Mary.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Gilmour comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic gille (“servant lad”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Gilmour’s family of names

Gilmour has a related form in Gilmore.

Walk Gilmour’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Similar names

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

Gaelic

Gilby

“from the hostage's estate” · “a blonde-haired man”

No U.S. birth series

75% boys · 25% girls

Scottish

Gillies

“a servant of Jesus”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Kilgour

“wood”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Girven

“the small, rough one”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Girvin

“the small, rough one”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Girvan

“the small, rough one”

No U.S. birth series

94% boys · 6% girls

Scottish

Gillanders

“a servant of St. Andrew”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Irish · Saints

Gilliland

“son of the servant of (saint) Faolán”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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

A brother for Gilmour

A sister for Gilmour