The baby name Gillespie is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɪlˈspiː/ (JIL-SPEE).
Gillespie is Irish (Gaelic), Scottish in Origin.
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.
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:
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