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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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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 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Gilchrist.