Gillard

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Gillard 1
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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English

Meaning & History

English from a pejorative derivative of the personal name Giles.
Added 3/11/2017 by LMS

Gillard 2
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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English, French, Swiss

Meaning & History

English and French from an assimilated form of the personal name Gislehard, a compound of Old High German gisel ‘hostage’, ‘pledge’, ‘noble youth’ (see Giesel) + hard ‘hardy’. This name is also found in Switzerland, whence it may have been brought to the U.S.
Added 3/11/2017 by LMS