How to pronounce Gilliland?

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Pronunciation of Gilliland

Gilliland is pronounced as

g ill ah land

g sounds like the 'g' in 'go'
ill sounds like the 'ill' in 'bill'
ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'


Gilliland is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ g ill ah land ]

g ill ah
go bill car

Language:

Scottish

Additional Information:

From Surname Database website (surnamedb.com):

This unusual surname is of medieval Scottish origin, and is a variant form of the name Gilfillan, itself an Anglicized version of the Old Gaelic "Mac GilleFhaolain", "son of the servant of (St.) Fillan", from "Mac", son of, "gille", servant, devotee, follower, and the saint's name, Fillan, representing a diminutive of "faol", wolf.

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Pronunciation of Gilliland

Gill-le-land


Language:

Scottish

Additional Information:

From Surname Database website (surnamedb.com):

This unusual surname is of medieval Scottish origin, and is a variant form of the name Gilfillan, itself an Anglicized version of the Old Gaelic "Mac GilleFhaolain", "son of the servant of (St.) Fillan", from "Mac", son of, "gille", servant, devotee, follower, and the saint's name, Fillan, representing a diminutive of "faol", wolf.

Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Gilliland#ixzz1teh5tQx0


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