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| Gillis Clan History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The following links will provides theories regarding the Gillis family origins. Theory 1 Theory 2 |
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| Other, but less common, spellings of Gillis are Gilles, Gillise, Gilliss Gyllis, Gyllies, and Gillespie. The name Gillis is of Gaelic origin and was orignally derived from the words Gile or Gilla and Jesa. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The phrase "Touch not the but a glove" is what encircles the crest. What this phrase means is that you shouldn't trifle with us when the claws of war are revealed from our glove. The original Gaelic Wording is "Na bean do'n chat gun lamhainn."The phrase "Touch not the but a glove" is what encircles the crest. What this phrase means is that you shouldn't trifle with us when the claws of war are revealed from our glove. The original Gaelic Wording is "Na bean do'n chat gun lamhainn." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Laura Beauregard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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