Gillis - Meaning of Gillis

What does Gillis mean?

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Gillis

[ 2 syll. gil-lis, gi-ll-is ] The baby boy name Gillis is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is GihLLiy-Z †. Gillis is used predominantly in the Dutch and Scandinavian languages, and it is derived from Old Greek and Celtic origins.

Gillis is a variant (Dutch and Scandinavian) of the name Giles (Dutch, English, and German).

Gillis is also a variant of the name Gillespie (English).

See also the related categories, greek, celtic, dutch, and scandinavian.

Gillis is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Gillis include Gallus, Gilliss, Glasgo, Glasgow, Guala, Galea, Galeaso, Gallius, Gazalea, Ghillea, Gillea, Galeazzo, and Glwys.

† English pronunciation for Gillis: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"