Clan Gillanders
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Gillanders is a personal name
and a surname
. It is an Anglicised form of a Gaelic name meaning "the servant of (St) Andrew
". The surname can be represented in Scottish Gaelic as MacGill-Andreis (masculine) and NicGill-Andreis (feminine); GillAndrais (m) and GhillAndrais (f); Mac'Ill'Anndrais (m) and Nic'Ill'Anndrais (f); and MacGill-Andreis (m) and NicGill-Andreis (f).
Gillanders may refer to:
People
Other
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
and a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. It is an Anglicised form of a Gaelic name meaning "the servant of (St) Andrew
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
". The surname can be represented in Scottish Gaelic as MacGill-Andreis (masculine) and NicGill-Andreis (feminine); GillAndrais (m) and GhillAndrais (f); Mac'Ill'Anndrais (m) and Nic'Ill'Anndrais (f); and MacGill-Andreis (m) and NicGill-Andreis (f).
Gillanders may refer to:
People
- Dave GillandersDave GillandersJohn David "Dave" Gillanders is a former American swimmer. He represented the United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter butterfly, finishing behind compatriot Mike Troy and Australian Neville Hayes...
, (born 1939), American swimmer - John GillandersJohn GillandersLieutenant John Gordon Gillanders was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.-References:...
, First World War flying ace - Ken GillandersKen GillandersKen Gillanders OAM is an Australian botanist, horticulturist, nurseryman and plantman.Ken, a nurseryman for over 50 years , and his wife Lesley started Woodbank Nursery on a bush block in Tasmania. Woodbank Nursery specialized in rare, exotic, unusual and native plants. As their nursery and its...
, Australian botanist - Kevin Gillanders, Canadian ultra athlete
Other
- Clan GillandersClan GillandersGillanders is a personal name and a surname. It is an Anglicised form of a Gaelic name meaning "the servant of Andrew". The surname can be represented in Scottish Gaelic as MacGill-Andreis and NicGill-Andreis ; GillAndrais and GhillAndrais ; Mac'Ill'Anndrais and Nic'Ill'Anndrais ; and...
, Scottish clan centred in Ross