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Variant of Gilmer, from the medieval personal name Gildemir or Gilmar, composed from the German gīsil, meaning "pledge", "hostage", or "noble offspring" and the Old German mâri meaning “famous”. Means “famous sacrifice".Alternatively from the Middle Low German Kuhl/kule, meaning a "hollow" or a "depression”.