Poland (surname) cases, particularly in Ireland, the English "Poland" is a variant of "Polin", which is in turn an Anglicised form of the original Gaelic spelling of "Mac Póilín", which translated from Irish means "son of little Paul". This Irish surname originated as a patronymic, derived from a pet form of the Irish "Pól" (the English form of which is "Paul"). There are multiple formulations of the anglicised spelling quite often with the 'Mac' or 'Mc' removed, including: (Mc)Poland, (Mc)Polin, (Mc)Polland, (Mc)Pullen, (Mc)Pullin, (Mc)Polan which in Ireland come from the same original Gaelic. The variety in spelling of this Irish surname and
Gillespie (surname) is most common in Ulster. During the nineteenth century in Ireland, the surname was most numerous in the counties of Antrim, Donegal, Armagh, and Tyrone. Scottish Gaelic forms of the surname include "GillEasbuig", and "GillEasbaig". Gillespie (surname) Gillespie () is both a masculine given name, and a surname in the English language. 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 "servant of the bishop". The given