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[Facts] Gilmour
Love this name(because of David Gilmour), I guess it can be first name of surname, but it's not on this site. Anyone know it's origins?
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Gilmour is an Irish and Socttish surname that is an Anglicized form of either Mac Gille Mhoire (Scotland) or Mac Giolla Mhuire (Ireland), both of which meant "son of the servant of Mary." The Mary referred to was the Virgin Mary.This information is from Hanks & Hodges' A Dictionary of Surnames.
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