Etymology

gulliver

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Today it means: one's head. Full definition →

Russian голова́
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gulliver · noun1

  1. Russian · derived fromголова́“head; mind, brains”
  2. English todaygulliver

From Russian голова́ (golová, “head; mind, brains”). Probably initially popularized by the Russian-influenced argot spoken by characters in the 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. Spelling influenced by Gulliver.

Gulliver · proper noun2

  1. Old French · derived fromgoulafre“glutton”
  2. English todayGulliver

English surname of Norman origin, nickname for a greedy person, from Old French goulafre (“glutton”), from goule (“mouth”).

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