Gilligan
Irish · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Gilligan
The given name 'Gilligan' is an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname *Ó Giollagáin*, meaning "descendant of Giollagán," where *giolla* translates to "servant" or "youth," often implying a devotee of a saint.
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Etymology
The given name 'Gilligan' is an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname *Ó Giollagáin*, meaning "descendant of Giollagán," where *giolla* translates to "servant" or "youth," often implying a devotee of a saint. It is primarily used in Irish and Irish-American cultures, with no specific religious association, though it gained modern notoriety through the fictional character Gilligan from the 1960s American television series *Gilligan's Island*.
Gilligan currently ranks #12,671 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2025.
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