Gill (name)

For other uses of "Gill", see Gill (disambiguation).

Gill may be a surname or given name, derived from a number of unrelated sources.

Europe

In Europe, various cultures use the name, examples being:

• the Dutch form of the given name Giles

• in English, Gill may be a hypocorism of a number of given names, including Giles, Julian, William (Guillaume), Gillian, Gilbert
• in Northern English, Scots and Norwegian, it may be a topographic name, ultimately derived from Old Norse gil 'ravine'; for example: Lord Gill
• as a surname, an anglicization of the Scottish or Irish patronymic McGill (or Mac Gille, Mac An Ghoill and variants), also derived from the origins of the same English name.

Indian subcontinent

Gill
Jat, Ramgharia, and Chuhra clan
Ethnicity	Punjabis
Descended from	Gill
Branches	Shergill, Jhalli-gill
Language	Punjabi
Religion	Sikhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism

• in Punjab, a clan of Jats and Ramgharias (ਗਿੱਲ or گل), it may be derived from the Punjabi word 'gil' meaning "moisture".^{[1][2][3][4][5]} According to oral history, the progenitor of the clan was a man named Gill.^[6] Shergill, Virk, and Sidhu are descendant clans of the Gill Jat clan.^[6][7] The name is also used by the Chuhra (Balmiki and Bhangi) caste, including the Mirasis.^[8][9] According to bhāt (bardic) records, the Gill Jat clan claims origin to an abandoned child found by a raja in a moist, jungle area of the wilds whom was being attended by a lion.^[10] This tale is recounted in colonial-era literature.^[10] Connections to historic and contemporary Iranic peoples, such as the ancient Gelae tribe of the Scythians and the present-day Gilaki people, and locations such as Gilan, have been suggested.^[10] There were half a million Gill Jats recorded in the 1881 British India census.^[10] The Gill Jats had a marriage custom which involved digging a hole in a muddy spring.^[10]

West Asia

In Hebrew, a masculine given name or byname meaning "joy, gladness" (גִּיל, feminine form גִּילָה, Gilla).

East Asia

In Korean, a common personal name often transliterated as Gil.^[11]

People with the surname Gill

• A. A. Gill (Adrian Anthony Gill, 1954–2016), British newspaper columnist and writer
• Adrian Gill (1937–1986), Australian meteorologist and oceanographer
• Alan Gill, English vocalist, guitarist and songwriter
• Albert Gill (1879–1916), English Victoria Cross recipient
• Amber Gill (born 1997), English television personality and author
• Amrinder Gill (born 1976), Indian singer and actor
• André Gill (1840–1885), French caricaturist
• Andy Gill (1956–2020), English musician, member of the rock band Gang of Four
• Anthony Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Anton Gill (born 1948), English historian and novelist
• Arie Gill-Glick (1930–2016), Israeli Olympic runner
• Aurélien Gill (1933–2015), Canadian senator
• Avtar Gill, Indian Bollywood actor
• Basil Gill (1877–1955), English stage and film actor
• Ben Gill (born 1987), English professional footballer
• Bob Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Bobby Gill (born 1959), NASCAR driver
• Brendan Gill (1914–1997), American journalist
• Brian Gill, Lord Gill (born 1942), retired Lord President of Scotland
• Bryan Nash Gill (1961–2013), American artist
• Gill (Buckinghamshire cricketer), early cricketer, given name not known
• Cam Gill (born 1997), American football player
• Charles Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Christopher Gill (born 1936), British politician
• Colin Gill (1892–1940), British artist
• Conor Gill (born 1980), American professional lacrosse player
• Craig Gill (musician) (born 1961), British musician (Inspiral Carpets)
• Dante "Tex" Gill (1930–2003), American trans brothel owner, jailed for tax evasion
• David Gill (disambiguation), several people
• DeLancey W. Gill (1859–1940), American photographer
• Duane Gill, American professional wrestler, known as Gillberg
• Eddie Gill (born 1978), American professional basketball player
• Edmund Dwen Gill (1908–1986), Australian geologist, palaeontologist and museum curator
• Eric Gill (1882–1940), British artist, sculptor and typographer (creator of the typeface Gill Sans)
• Ernest Gill (1877–1950), English cricketer and footballer
• Eugene Gill (1898–1981), American college sports coach
• Frank Gill (ornithologist) (born 1941), American ornithologist
• Gaurav Gill, Indian race and rally car driver
• George Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Gugu Gill, Indian actor
• Gursimrat Singh Gill, Indian footballer
• Hal Gill (born 1975), American professional ice hockey player
• Harry Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Irving Gill (1870–1936), American architect
• Jacob Gill, also known as Fable Jake and "Magic" Jake Dumas, an indie professional wrestler also working for the NWA
• Jacquelyn Gill, American paleoecologist
• James Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Jassie Gill, Indian Singer
• JB Gill (born 1986), English singer and farmer
• Jenny Gill (born 1951), New Zealand executive
• Jocelyn Gill (1916–1984), American astronomer
• Joe Gill (1919–2006), American comics writer
• John Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Johnny Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Jordan Gill (born 1994), British boxer
• Joseph Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Juan Bautista Gill (1840–1877), President of Paraguay
• Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, Indian police officer, Director General of Police, Punjab
• Keenu Gill (born 1990), Hong Kong cricketer
• Keith Gill (born 1986), American financial analyst and investor
• Keith Gill (athletic director), American sports director
• Ken Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Kendall Gill (born 1968), American professional basketball player
• Kimveer Gill (1981–2006), Canadian shooter responsible for Dawson School shootings in 2006
• Lachhman Singh Gill, Indian politician, Chief-minister of Punjab (India)
• Lesley Gill, American anthropologist
• Liam Gill (rugby) (born 1992), Australian Rugby Union player
• Liam Gill (snowboarder) (born 2003), Canadian snowboarder
• Libby Gill, American personal coach
• MacDonald Gill (1884–1947), English artist
• Madge Gill (1882–1961), English artist
• Margaret Gill (1797–1864), first wife of American black actor Ira Frederick Aldridge
• Mary Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Michel Gill (born 1960), American actor
• Minna Gill (1896–1964), American librarian
• Moses Gill (1734–1800), American politician
• M. S. Gill (1936–2023), Indian bureaucrat, politician and writer
• Neelam Gill, British model
• Neena Gill, British member of the European Parliament
• Nia Gill (born 1948), American Democratic Party politician
• Nicolas Gill (born 1972), Canadian judo competitor
• Paul Gill (born 1963), English cricketer
• Parm Gill (born 1974), Canadian Conservative politician
• Parmjit Singh Gill (born 1966), British Liberal Democrat politician
• Peter Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Piara Singh Gill, Indian nuclear physicist & professor
• Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Indian football goalkeeper
• Priya Gill (born 1975), Indian Bollywood actress
• R. R. Rockingham Gill (born 1944), Welsh philosophy lecturer
• Raminder Gill, Canadian politician in Ontario
• Ren Eryn Gill (born 1990), Welsh rapper, songwriter, producer and musician
• Richard Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Robin D. Gill (born 1951), American japanologist
• Robin Gill (journalist), Canadian journalist
• Roopi Gill, Indian Model and Actress
• Samuel Thomas Gill (1818–1880), early Australian colonial artist
• Sarah Ann Gill (1795–1866), Barbadian folk hero
• Sean Gill, American writer and film editor
• Shehnaaz Kaur Gill, Indian actress and singer
• Shae Gill, Pakistani singer and cover-artist
• Shubman Gill, Indian cricketer
• Slats Gill (1901–1966), American basketball and baseball coach
• Stanley Gill (1926–1975), British computer scientist
• Steve Gill, American radio talk-show host
• T. P. Gill (Thomas Patrick Gill, 1858–1931), Irish politician
• Terry Gill, British actor
• Thea Gill (born 1970), Canadian actress
• Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837–1914), American ichthyologist
• Thomas Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Tim Gill (born 1953), American computer software entrepreneur and gay rights activist
• Tom Gill (disambiguation), several people
• Trenton Gill (born 1999), American football player
• Turner Gill (born 1962), American college football coach
• Vince Gill (born 1957), American country singer–songwriter
• Warren C. Gill (1912–1987), American Coast Guardsman and politician
• William Henry Gill (composer) (1839–1923), Manx musical scholar
• W. Walter Gill (1876–1963), Manx scholar, folklorist and poet
• Walter Gill (1851–1929), forestry administrator in South Australia

See also

• Gil (given name)
• Gil (surname)

References

1. Gill, Gurcharan Singh (2008). "CHAPTER 2: The Gill Clan – Section A. Indo-Scythian Origin". Deeper Roots of the Gill, Bhatti, Sidhu, Brar, Tur, and Related Jat and Rajput Clans. Indian Family History Society. p. 12. The descendants of Gillpal use the family surname 'Gill'. There are many sub-castes such as Sher-Gill, Jhalli-Gill and so on.
2. Duleh, Hoshiar Singh; Singh, Gurjant (2001). Jatta da Itihas ਜੱਟਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ [History of the Jats] (in Punjabi). Translated by Preet, Pritam Singh. Lahore Books Ludhiana. pp. 106–112.
3. Challenging the rule(s) of law : colonialism, criminology and human rights in India. Kalpana Kannabirān, Ranbir Singh. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications. 2008. p. 332. ISBN 978-81-321-0027-0. OCLC 501176322.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
4. Pettigrew, Joyce J. M. (2023). "Chapter 4 Patterns of allegiance I". ROBBER NOBLEMEN a study of the political system of the sikh jats. [S.l.]: ROUTLEDGE. ISBN 978-1-000-85849-5. OCLC 1367232807.
5. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 43. ISBN 9780199771691. 9. Indian (Panjab): Sikh name, probably from Panjabi gil 'moisture', also meaning 'prosperity'. There is a Jat tribe that bears this name; the Ramgarhia Sikhs also have a clan called Gill.
6. O'Brien, John (2006). The Construction of Pakistani Christian Identity. Research Society of Pakistan: Publication. Vol. 96. Research Society of Pakistan. p. 50. As well as being a Chuhra gotra , the Gill are an important zat of the Jat tribe based especially in the Lahore and Ferozepur districts. Their mythical ancestor Gill, was said to be the father of Shergill, the founder of another Jat clan.
7. The City of Faridkot: Past and Present. Monograph – Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University, Punjabi University Department of History and Punjab Historical Studies. Vol. 2. Fauja Singh, R. C. Rabra. Punjabi University, Patiala. 1976. p. 5. When this child grew up, he took [a] wife from a Gill Jat family. Thus was this line of Bhatti Rajputs converted into a Jat clan which has ever since been known as Sidhu after the name of their ancestor, Sidhu Rao.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
8. People of India. Punjab. I. J. S. Bansal, Swaran Singh, Anthropological Survey of India. New Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. 2003. pp. 60, 322. ISBN 81-7304-123-7. OCLC 55042800.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
9. Ram, Ronki (1 March 2023). "Understanding Diversity and Deras within the Sikh Panth (Community): Some Critical Reflections. | Journal of Sikh & Punjab Studies | EBSCOhost". openurl.ebsco.com. p. 151. Retrieved 29 September 2024. In the latter half of the twentieth century another practice of hiding caste under the cover of adopted gotras (clan surnames) of the dominant/upper castes, especially among the lower castes, became quite popular. Gotras like 'Atwal', Gill, 'Sandhu', and 'Sidhu' are often being adopted by many 'ex-untouchables' in their desperate attempts towards upward social mobility.
10. Jhutti, Sundeep Singh (2003). The Getes (PDF). Issue 127 of Sino-Platonic papers. Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania. pp. 40, 52, 109. Gilan is said to be " 'the land of Gil,' an ancient tribe which classical writers mentioned as gelae (B.B. 1911, 12: 6)." So "Gilan ... [is] ... the country of the Gelae" (B.B. 1911, 13: 20). The reference to mud is quite interesting because this story appears in the Gill Jat clan bard-an ancestor of the Gills was a child found by a Raja (King) lying in a wet muddy spot, thus he was named Gill (Duleb, chp. 4). Rose also discusses this story, he says the ancestor of the Gills was found by a king "with a lion and abandoned in a forest. As he was found in a marshy (gili) place, he was named Sher [Lion] Gil" (Rose 1883,2: 299)! Whether there is any historical value to this story is not the question, but it seems consistent with the name of Gilan Province in Northern Iran, suggesting that Gill is an Iranian word; this of course is bolstered by the existence of the Iranian-speaking Gil or Gilaki people who still inhabit that region today. Moreover, the Gills maintain a strange wedding custom, which involves' digging soil out of a muddy pond (Duleh, chp. 4). Gill is probably the largest Jat Sikh clan, numbering probably around a half million individuals, based on the census data of 1880 (lbbetson 1916, 121).
11. Korea Focus – December 2012. The Korea Foundation (한국국제교류재단). 30 March 2013. ISBN 9788986090925. The same holds true for the use of language. One thing that keeps frustrating me all the time is the Romanized personal names of Koreans, especially the order of family name and given name. On the back side of their business cards, most Koreans have their Romanized names written in the Western style with the given name coming first and the family name last. For example, Hong Gil-dong is written as "Gil-dong Hong" or "Kil-dong Hong." I believe the order of family name and given name is an important issue from the viewpoint of identity. Saying one's family name first and given name next is part of the unique culture of Koreans. Chinese and Japanese also say their names in the same order. I hope Koreans maintain this order when they write their names in English, like "Hong Gildong" "Hong Gil-dong."