Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gilchrist

/ɡˈɪlkɹɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
gilchrist
IPA
/ɡˈɪlkɹɪst/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Galveston County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Gillechrìosd (“servant of Christ”), from gille + Crìosd.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Gillechrìosd

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gilchrists (plural) Gilcrease (alternative)

Phrases

Gilchrist County Gilchrist-Thomas process Thomas-Gilchrist process

Questions

How do you pronounce gilchrist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɪlkɹɪst/.
What does gilchrist mean?
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does gilchrist come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce gilchrist

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