Gilly Gilly is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Gilly is first mentioned in 1179 as ''de Iusliaco''. In 1278 it was mentioned as ''Gillie''. Geography Gilly has an area, , of . Of this area, or ...

is a municipality in Switzerland. Gilly may also refer to:

Places

* Gilly, Belgium, a section of the town of Charleroi ** Gilly (Charleroi Metro), an underground station

People

Surname

* Adolfo Gilly (1928–2023), Argentine-born Mexican author and professor of history and political science * Charles Louis Gilly (1911–1970), American botanist * David Gilly (1748–1808), German architect *

Dinh Gilly Dinh Gilly (19 July 1877 – 19 May 1940) was a French-Algerian operatic baritone and teacher. Biography He studied in Toulouse, Rome (with Antonio Cotogni), and at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he won a first prize in 1902. That same year ...

(1877–1940), French-Algerian operatic baritone and teacher *

Friedrich Gilly Friedrich David Gilly (16 February 1772 – 3 August 1800) was a German architect and the son of the architect David Gilly. His works are influenced by revolutionary architecture (''Revolutionsarchitektur''). Born in Altdamm, Pomerania, (today ...

(1772–1800), German architect, son of David Gilly * Hermann Gilly (1894–1944), German First World War flying ace and Second World War Luftwaffe officer * William Gilly, American biologist specializing in the study of cephalopods *

William Stephen Gilly William Stephen Gilly (1789–1855) was an English cleric and author, known for his support of the Waldensian Church. Life Born on 28 January 1789, he was the son of William Gilly (died 1837), rector of Hawkedon, Suffolk, and of Wanstead, Essex. ...

(1789–1855), English cleric and author

Given name

Gilly Flaherty Gilly Louise Scarlett Flaherty (born 24 August 1991) is an English former footballer who last played for FA WSL club Liverpool. Flaherty is a former Arsenal Ladies player who began her career in Millwall Lionesses' youth teams. She usually play ...

(born 1991), female English footballer * Gilly Flower (1908–2001), English actress * Gilly Lane (born 1985), American squash player * Gilly or

Gelli Meyrick Sir Gelli Meyrick (also Gelly or Gilly) (1556? – 13 March 1601) was a Welsh supporter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and conspirator in Essex's rebellion. He was executed for his part in it. Life He was the eldest son of Rowland Meyric ...

(1556–1601), Welsh supporter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and conspirator in Essex's rebellion *

Gilly Salmon Gilly Salmon has been a digital learning innovator for more than 30 years. She is the founder and C.E.O of Education Alchemists Ltd - a company formed around her life's work including Carpe Diem learning design methodology, pedagogical transfo ...

(born 1949), English academic in the field of digital learning * Gilly Szego (born 1932), British artist

Nickname

* Gilly Campbell (1908–1973), American Major League Baseball catcher *

Gilly Coman Gilly Coman (13 September 1955 – 13 July 2010) was an English actress, who played Aveline in the first four series of Carla Lane's sitcom '' Bread''. She also appeared in '' Scully'', '' Coronation Street'', ''Brookside'', ''A Touch of Fr ...

(1955–2010), English actress *

Adam Gilchrist Adam Craig Gilchrist (; born 14 November 1971) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer and captain of the Australia national cricket team. He was an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-ke ...

(born 1971), Australian former cricketer * Gilly Reay (1887–1967), English first-class cricketer * Gilly Williams (1719–1805), English Receiver-General of Excise, wit and letter writer

Characters

* Title character of ''

The Great Gilly Hopkins ''The Great Gilly Hopkins'' is a realistic children's novel by Katherine Paterson. It was published by Crowell in 1978 and it won the U.S. National Book Award next year.Thornyhold ''Thornyhold'' is a fantasy novel by Mary Stewart published in 1988. Summary The story is about a lonely child, Geillis "Gilly" Ramsey, who is made to see the world through her mother's cousin's (also Geillis — Gilly was named after her) unus ...

'', a 1988 fantasy novel by Mary Stewart *

Gilly Roach Gilly is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Gilly is first mentioned in 1179 as ''de Iusliaco''. In 1278 it was mentioned as ''Gillie''. Geography Gilly has an area, , of . Of this area, or 5 ...