Gillbey - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Gillbey \gi-ll-bey\ is a variant of Gilby (Old Norse, Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Gillbey is "estate of the hostage; blond boy".

The baby name Gillbey sounds like Gillby and Gilbey. Other similar baby names are Gilley, Gillbie, Gilles, Gillen, Gillies, Gillray, Gillroy and Wellbey.

Gillbey is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Gillbey. Compare Gillbey with related baby names.