Gilmour

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proper noun

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic gille →
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Meanings

proper nounGilmour (countable and uncountable, plural Gilmours)

plural Gilmours

  1. countableuncountableA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Greene County and Sullivan County, Indiana, United States.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicgille“servant lad”
  2. EnglishGilmour

Variant of Gilmore, from Scottish Gaelic gille (“servant lad”) + Moire (“Mary mother of Jesus”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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