The name was sometimes used as a nickname of Gilbert, as in the 1271 example of Giselbertus dictus Gillo (hennes-vol1, 218), and is also often confused with Giles.
- Belgium
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- Old French
- ● 1262 Gilon (obl) OvdFB 5
- England
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- Walloon
- ● 1583 Gille RWC p. 6;
1590/1 Gille ibid. p. 15;
1592/3 Gille ibid. p. 25
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1138x1162 Gilo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 63;
1147 Gilo (nom) ibid. 14;
c1150 Gilonis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXIII;
1163 Gillonis (gen) clairvaux-12thc 99,
Gilo (nom) ibid. 101;
1179 Gilo (nom) ibid. 180;
1231 Gilo (nom) NDParisII 2-CV;
1258 Gilo (nom) ArrestReg-volI XXVIII, Pentecost,
Gilone (abl) ibid. XXVIII, Pentecost,
Gilonem (acc) ibid. XXVIII, Pentecost;
1260 Gillo (acc) ibid. VIII, Ascension,
Gilo (nom) ibid. X, St. Martin;
1261 Gilo (nom) ibid. IV, St. Martin,
Gilone (abl) ibid. IV, St. Martin;
1301 Gilonis (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 253
- ◑ 1376 Gilletus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans 383
- Old French
- ● 1296 Gillo paris1296 p. 34
- ◑ 1301 Gillon (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 233;
1313 Gileit Paris1313 p. 118
- Middle French
- ● 1388 Gille thierry
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1267 Gillo (nom) hennes-vol1 208,
Gilloni (dat) ibid. 208;
1271 Gillo (nom) ibid. 218,
Gilone (abl) ibid. 218,
Gylone (abl) ibid. 215;
1272 Gilone (abl) ibid. 222;
1273 Gilo (nom) ibid. 230;
1274 Gylo (nom) ibid. 234,
Gylone (abl) ibid. 234;
1280 Gilo (nom) ibid. 268
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1300 Gilonem (acc) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 47
- Portugal
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- Latin
- ● 1211 Gil (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 6;
1217 Gil (nom) ibid. no. 21
- Spain
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- Catalan
- ● 1510 Gil valencia1510 3450
- Spanish
- ● 1495 Gil montalvo;
1575 Gil Catalogo-5.2 3795
Cite as: G. Grim, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Gilo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Gilo.