English
Gillespie
Gillespie comes from Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbuig, from Latin episcopus ‘overseer, supervisor, bishop’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπίσκοπος‘overseer’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEepiscopus‘overseer, supervisor, bishop’
- Scottish GaelicmodernGilleasbuig
- EnglishtodayGillespie
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπίσκοπος‘overseer’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEepiscopus‘overseer, supervisor, bishop’
- Scottish GaelicmodernGilleasbuig
- EnglishtodayGillespie
The story
Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbuig and Irish Giolla Easpaig, both meaning "servant of the bishop", with the second element of the names being derived from Latin episcopus.
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος ‘overseer’
through Latin episcopus ‘overseer, supervisor, bishop’
Today it means
name A surname from Scottish and Irish Gaelic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος / Gillespie