English Explanatory Dictionary

Gilfillan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States.

Word forms

Gilfillan Gilfillans

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Gille Fhaolain, from Irish Gaelic Giolla Fhaoláin, meaning “servant of (Saint) Fillan.” The personal name, Faolán, is thought to be a diminutive of faol, meaning "wolf" or "little wolf".

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