Guirl

G2U1I1R1L1
US/ˈɡɝl/

proper noun

A surname. Of American usage.

OriginFrench guirlande →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname. Of American usage.

    The rosette for the best succulent went to Mrs. H. Guirl for her Gibbaeum heathii, a splendid plant with some 20 heads.

    1969, Cactus and Succulent Journal of Great Britain
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    Mr. Guirl is a native of Indiana, and his partner, Mr. H. A. Daggett, who was born in Maine, joined him at Clay City about six years ago.

    1905, Edgar Harvey Defebaugh, Barrel and Box and Packages, volume 10, page 50

Origin

  1. Frenchguirlande“garland”
  2. EnglishGuirl

Possibly from an alteration of French guirlande (“garland”), which suggests that the name may have originated as an occupational surname for someone who makes and sells garlands.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Guirl

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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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