Gilmore

G2I1L1M3O1R1E1

proper noun

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper nounGilmore (countable and uncountable, plural Gilmores)

plural Gilmores · alternative Gilmer · alternative Gillmor · alternative Gillmore · alternative Gilmour

  1. countableuncountableA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
    1 more example

    “It’s pretty exciting,” Gilmore says. She opted out of the 2024 WSL campaign to focus on other surfing pursuits, and then again decided to miss the current 2025 season. But Gilmore had never flagged the possibility of retirement – a return to competition has always been on the cards. On the Gold Coast, the wildcard enables her to test the waters.

    2025 May 8, Kieran Pender, “Steph Gilmore: ‘I was looking for something more, in myself and in my surfing’”, in The Guardian
  2. countableuncountableA male given name.
  3. countableuncountableA locality in the Snowy Valleys council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA minor city in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Benzie County, Michigan.
    5. countableuncountableA township in Isabella County, Michigan.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Washington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
    8. countableuncountableA township in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicgille“servant lad”
  2. EnglishGilmore

From Scottish Gaelic gille (“servant lad”) + Moire (“Mary mother of Jesus”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 吉爾摩 /吉尔摩
  • 吉爾摩 /吉尔摩 (Jí'ěrmó)surname
Cite this entry
APA

Gilmore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gilmore

MLA

“Gilmore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gilmore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gilmore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gilmore.

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