Meaning of name Gil

The name Gil has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Gil is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Gil in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Gil is very likely a(n) French variant of the name Gilbert. See other suggested French boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Gilbert.

The following names are baby names related to Gil and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gil: Boys - Delroy, Jaquez, Lowell, Marshall, Montgomery, Quincy, Girls - Antoinette, Ila, Madeleine, Paige, Richelle, Yvette, Both genders - Noel

The name Gil is a variant of Gilbert. Other popular variants of the name Gilbert are: Gib (French), Gibb, Gil, Gilbart, Gilberto (Italian), Gilbirt, Gilburt, Gilbyrt, Gilibeirt, Gilibert, Gilibirt, Giliburt, Gill, Gilleabart, Giselbert, Giselberto, Giselbertus, Guilbert, Guilbirt, Guilburt

We think the name Gil should fall under the following style category: Classics.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gil to be: A distinguished and nostalgic person

In one word, you might describe Gil as a(n) "distinguished" person.

See other "distinguished" names for boys.