Meanings
proper noun
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
The police report said that officers, who told CNN they are not currently pursuing criminal charges, arrived to the scene just after midnight and found Gillum and a second person, Aldo Mejias, in the hotel room.
2020 March 13, Oliver Darcy, “Andrew Gillum apologizes after being found ‘inebriated’ in hotel room where police say man was treated for ‘possible drug overdose’”, in CNN Business - A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
Origin
From a medieval variant of the given name William.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Gillum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gillum
MLA
“Gillum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gillum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gillum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gillum.
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