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gillespie

/ɡɪˈlɛspi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
Gil-les-pie
IPA
/ɡɪˈlɛspi/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Scottish and Irish Gaelic.

name

An unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

name

A city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.

name

A neighbourhood of Sayreville borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

Etymology

Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbuig and Irish Giolla Easpaig, both meaning "servant of the bishop", with the second element of the names being derived from Latin episcopus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Gilleasbuig, Giolla Easpaig, episcopus

Inflected Forms

Archibald (alternative) Clasby (alternative) Gillespey (alternative) Gillaspy (alternative)

Derived Forms

Gillespian

Phrases

Gillespie County Gillespie syndrome

Rhymes With

espy crespi gillispie espey

Questions

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

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