At a Glance
- Meaning
- A short form of the name Gilbert, and in Spanish the equivalent of Giles
- Origin
- English/Spanish (short form)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- GIL
Gil is an English/Spanish (short form) boy's name meaning “a short form of the name Gilbert, and in Spanish the equivalent of Giles”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Gil
Meaning: A short form of the name Gilbert, and in Spanish the equivalent of Giles.
Origin: English/Spanish (short form).
A common claim: Widely glossed on baby-name sites as Germanic for 'young goat' or 'pledge,' or as a separate Hebrew name meaning 'joy.' Actually: These borrow from related-but-distinct names: 'young goat' actually traces to Giles (which Gil represents in Spanish), 'pledge' echoes Gilbert's Germanic roots, and 'joy' belongs to a separate, unrelated Hebrew name also spelled Gil -- none are meanings of this English/Spanish short form.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Gil
GILIPA /ɡɪl/
Popularity of Gil
Lists That Include Gil
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