The story
- Latin · derived fromepiscopus
- Irish · derived fromGiolla Easpaig
- Scottish Gaelic · derived fromGilleasbuig
- English todayGillespie
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.
Words from the same roots
Latinepiscopus all →
episcopalepiscopateepiscopophobiaPeshkopi
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.