Glasby Cemetery
Glasby is an English language surname of Scottish origin, a contracted form of Gillespie. The suffix "by" was in Norse, town, there are many towns in North England with this naming tradition. Notable people with the surname include: * John Glasby (1928–2011), English author * Tarryn Glasby Tarryn Lombard (née Glasby; born 23 January 1995) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team. International career Under-21 She participated at the 2013, 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup. and 2016 Junior Afr ... (born 1995), South African field hockey player * Tim Glasby (born 1989), Australian rugby league footballer References {{surname English-language surnames Surnames of Scottish origin ...
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Gillespie (surname)
Gillespie () is both a masculine given name and a surname in the English language. Variants include Gillaspie and Gillispie. Origins The given name is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic '' Gille Easbaig'' (also rendered ''Gilleasbaig''), meaning "bishop's servant". The surname ''Gillespie'' is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic ''Mac Gille Easbuig'', and the Irish ''Mac Giolla Easpaig'', both of which mean "bishop's servant's son". The given name itself is derived from a word of Latin origin, Accessed via Open Library. the Old Irish ''epscop'' being derived from the Latin ''episcopus''. An early example of the name in Scotland occurs in a charter dated 1175–1199, recording a certain "''Ewano filio Gillaspeck''". In Ireland, a family bearing the surname occupied the office of ''toísech'' of Clann Aílebra in the late twelfth century. Accessed via Open Library. In 1172, for example, the ''toísech'' was slain by Donn Slébe Ua hEochada, King of Ulster. This slain Mac Gil ...
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