Släkthistoria för Gillis
Gillis Vad efternamn betyder
Scottish (western) and Irish (Ulster): Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Gille Iosa Irish Giolla Íosa ‘servant of Jesus’ or a shortened form from Mac Gille Íosa or Mac Giolla Íosa ‘son of the servant of Jesus’. Compare McLeish. The usual spelling in Scotland is Gillies. Flemish Dutch and Walloon: from the personal name Gillis a Flemish equivalent and Walloon variant of French and Walloon Gilles.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
