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The baby name Gillespie is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɪlˈspiː/ (JIL-SPEE).

Gillespie is Irish (Gaelic), Scottish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Pronunciation: /dʒɪlˈspiː/ (JIL-SPEE)

What is the meaning of the name Gillespie ?

The baby name Gillespie is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɪlˈspiː/ (JIL-SPEE).

Gillespie is Irish (Gaelic), Scottish in Origin.

Gillespie is a Scottish and Irish surname occasionally used as a given name. It derives from Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbaig (also Gille Easbaig) and Irish Giolla Easpaig, composed of gille/giolla “servant” + easbaig/easpaig “bishop” (from Latin episcopus), so it means “servant of the bishop.”

As a medieval Gaelic personal name, Gilleasbaig appears in 12th–13th‑century Scotland - famously among early Campbells - and was later commonly rendered as Archibald in English records. The form Gillespie became a hereditary surname in Scotland and Ulster; spellings diversified under Anglicization and migration. Modern given‑name use of Gillespie is rare and tends to be a transferred surname or family honorific in Britain, Ireland, and North America. Variants and related forms include Gillaspie, Gillispie, Gillaspy, and the Gaelic Gilleasbaig/Giolla Easpaig; see also the cognate-sense names Mac Giolla Easpaig and Ó Giolla Easpaig in Irish surnames.

Gillespie is a genuine rarity. We count just 15 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 6 countries.

Gillespie has the following similar or variant Names

Gillespie – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,178 5 25,439
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,271 2 25,619

Gillespie is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:

CO
MA
MY
NG
PS

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People also ask about Gillespie

Gillespie is predominantly a boy's name.
Gillespie is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /dʒɪlˈspiː/ (JIL-SPEE).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Gillaspie, Gillispie, Gilspie, Gillespy and Gillespi.
Across languages, Gillespie has these equivalents: Mac Giolla Easpaig (Gaelic), Giolla Easpaig (Gaelic), Ó Giolla Easpaig (Irish), MacGillaspie (Scots).
Gillespie is a name of Irish (Gaelic) origin, traditionally used in Ireland. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Ireland and its diaspora communities.
Yes — it is. Gillespie sits so far outside the national birth charts that it's about as rare as names come, about as clear a sign of rarity as there is.