Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Gihon A river issuing out of the Garden of Eden. Gijduvon A city in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan. gijinka A non-human character, thing, or idea that has been turned into a human or humanoid in artwork; a humanization. Gikyode A language of Ghana. Gil A diminutive of the male given name Gilbert. gila Mad; crazy; insane. Gilaki A member of the people native to the Gilan province. gilalite A monoclinic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon. Gilan A province of Iran. Gilani A surname. Gilardi A surname from Italian. Gilas Nickname for national basketball representative teams of the Philippines. Gilberdyke A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE8329). gilbert The CGS unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns. gilbertage An amount of magnetomotive force expressed in gilberts. Gilbertese A person from the Gilbert Islands in Kiribati. Gilberthorpe A surname from Norman. Gilberti A surname from Italian. Gilbertian Pertaining to, or in the style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert; ludicrously comic Gilbertianism The ludicrously comic style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert. Gilbertine A member of the Gilbertine Order, an English religious order founded around 1130 in Sempringham, Lincolnshire. gilbertite A particular kind of muscovite. gilberts Synonym of the Gilbert Islands: A chain of islands and atolls forming the main part of Kiribati; historically part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Gilbertson A surname originating as a patronymic. Gilbertville A minor city in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Gilbey A surname. Gilbo A surname from French. Gilboy A surname from Irish. Gilbreath A surname. Gilbreth A surname. Gilbride A surname. Gilby A surname. Gilchrist A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Gilcrease A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Gilcrux A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1138). gild To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf. gilda A Spanish snack consisting of olives and chili pepper served on a small stick (like a toothpick), often with anchovy. gildable Capable of being gilded, or covered with gold. gildas A male given name. Gilday A surname. Gildea A surname from Irish. gilded Having the color or quality of gold. gilden Golden; made of gold. gilder One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold. Gilderoy A locality in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia Gildersleeve A surname. Gildersome A village and civil parish in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2429). Gildford An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hill County, Montana, United States. gilding The art of applying gold leaf to a surface. Gildner A surname. Gildon A surname from Old English. Gildonic Of or relating to Gildo (died 398), Roman Berber general in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. Gile A surname. Gilead A region east of the Jordan river. Gileadean Of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional theocratic dystopian nation of Gilead in Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale. Gileadite A native or inhabitant of ancient Gilead. Gileno A member of a certain subgroup of the Apaches. Giles A male given name from Ancient Greek. Gileston A small village in St Athan community, Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0167). gilet A waistcoat worn by a man. Gilett A surname, variant of Gillette Gilette A commune of Alpes-Maritimes department, France. GILF A (putative) grandmother or (less commonly) grandfather found sexually attractive. Gilfach A suburban area and ward in Bargoed community, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1598). Gilfillan A surname. Gilford A surname. Gilfoyle A surname from Irish. gilgai A small concavity or depression between ridges, where rainwater gathers. Gilgal The site of Joshua's encampment before the siege of Jericho. Gilgamesh A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgameshian Of or relating to Gilgamesh or the "Epic of Gilgamesh". Gilgandra A town in the Gilgandra council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Gilgarran A small village in Distington parish, Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0323). gilgie Either of two small freshwater crayfish, Cherax quinquecarinatus and Cherax crassimanus, endemic to the south-west corner of Australia. Gilgit The capital of the administrative territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Gilgooma A locality in the Coonamble council area, northern New South Wales, Australia. gilgul reincarnation, metempsychosis Gilgunnia A locality in the Cobar council area, central New South Wales, Australia. gilguy A rope serving as a temporary guy. Gilham A surname originating as a patronymic. Gilhooly A surname from Irish. gilia Any of the genus Gilia of polemoniaceous flowering plants. Gilkerson A surname. Gilkes A surname. Gilkey A surname. Gilkison A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Gilks A surname. gill A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals. Gillam A surname originating as a patronymic. Gillams A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Gillan A surname. Gilland A surname. Gillard A surname transferred from the given name. gillaroo Salmo stomachicus, a trout found in Ireland. Gillaspie A surname. Gillaspy A surname. Gillatt A surname originating as a patronymic. Gille A surname. Gillean A surname. gilled Having gills Gilleland A surname. Gillen A surname. Gillenbah A locality in the Narrandera council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Gillentine A surname from German. Gillenwater A surname. giller A person who gills fish. Gilles The oldest and principal participants in the Carnival of Binche in Belgium. Gillespian Of or relating to John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (1917–1993), American jazz musician. Gillespie A surname from Scottish and Irish Gaelic. gillespite A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal red mineral containing barium, iron, oxygen, and silicon. Gillet A surname originating as a patronymic. Gillett A surname originating as a patronymic. Gillette A surname, variant of Gillett. Gilley A surname. Gillezeau A surname. Gillford A township in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. Gillham A surname originating as a patronymic. gillhouse A shop where gill (the drink) is sold. Gilliam A surname originating as a patronymic. Gilliamesque Reminiscent of the works of Terry Gilliam (born 1940), American-born British animator and film director, characterised by surreal imaginative fantasy. gillian A girl, especially a wanton. Gilliard A surname. Gilliatt A surname originating as a patronymic. Gillibrand A surname. Gillick A surname. gillie A male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief. gillies A surname. Gillieston A locality in the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia. Gilligan A surname. Gilliganian Of or relating to Carol Gilligan (born 1936), American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist. Gillihan A surname. Gillikin A surname. Gillilan A surname. Gilliland A surname. Gillin A surname. gilling Gilling East, previously in Ryedale district, the location of the former Gilling railway station. Gillingham A town in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ775675). gillion A thousand million, proposed as an alternative to the (now little used) British milliard and the (ambiguous, in the UK) US billion. Gillis A surname. Gillison A surname. Gillispie A surname. Gilliss A surname. gilliver A gillyflower. gillless Lacking gills. Gillman A surname. Gillmor A surname. Gillmore A surname. gillnet A vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills. gillnetter One who fishes using a gillnet. Gillock A surname.