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Gilmore

GIL-mor

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Devotee of the Virgin Mary in Gaelic tradition, from 'Giolla Mór' (servant of Mary). Scottish and Irish heritage surname with spiritual roots, rarely used as given name.”

Popularity Over Time

Gilmore US popularity rank over timeRank 9725 in 1994 to rank 997 in 1914. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#997#5361#9725190219201940196019801994

Gilmore is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

IrishScottish Gaelic

Syllables

2

Nicknames

GilGill

Style

VintageClassicElegantTimelessSoft

Famous Bearers

  • Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)
  • Jack Gilmore

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Giles

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Bridget

Celtic Beautiful But Not Top 100

James

Hebrew Top 10

Thomas

Aramaic Top 50

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Scottish and Irish heritage; works across Celtic cultures

People Also Ask

Devotee of the Virgin Mary in Gaelic tradition, from 'Giolla Mór' (servant of Mary). Scottish and Irish heritage surname with spiritual roots, rarely used as given name.

Gilmore is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Gilmore include Gil, Gill.

Names that pair beautifully with Gilmore include Bridget, James, Thomas.