Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gilfillan

/ɡˌɪlfˈɪlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: gil-fil-lan
IPA: /ɡˌɪlfˈɪlən/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Gille Fhaolain, from Irish Gaelic Giolla Fhaoláin, meaning “servant of (Saint) Fillan.” The personal name, Faolán, is thought to be a diminutive of faol, meaning "wolf" or "little wolf".

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gilfillans (plural)

Rhymes With

dylan villain macmillan dillon mcmillan penicillin bouillon gillan millen gillen millan killen

Questions

How do you pronounce gilfillan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˌɪlfˈɪlən/.
What does gilfillan mean?: A surname.
Where does gilfillan come from?: From Scottish Gaelic Gille Fhaolain, from Irish Gaelic Giolla Fhaoláin, meaning “servant of (Saint) Fillan.” The personal name, Faolán, is thought to be a diminutive of faol, meaning "wolf" or "little wolf".

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