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Gillespie - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Gillespie

[ 3 syll. gil-les-pie, gi-llesp-ie ] The boy name Gillespie is pronounced GahLEHSPiy KEY. Gillespie is of Gaelic origin and it is used mainly in the English language. The meaning of the name is 'bishop's helper'.

Gillespie is rare as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

KEY: Pronunciation for Gillespie: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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Meaning of Gillespie