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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Gilchrist m. Old Irish gilla Críst 'servant of Christ'.

Scotland
Latin
1174x99 Gilchrist (abl) CartLevenax p. 12; 1376 Gilcristi (gen) morton-vol1 16, Gilcristo (dat) ibid. 16, Gillicristi (gen) ibid. 16
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gilchrist". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Gilchrist.