Gilliland

The story

1. Irish · derived fromMac Giolla Fhaoláin“son of the servant of (saint) Faolán”
2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Gille Fhaoláin
3. English todayGilliland

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaoláin and Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (“son of the servant of (saint) Faolán”), a personal name thought to be a diminutive of Irish faol (“wolf”). Compare the surname McClellan.

Words from the same roots