Corrie (surname) derived from the Gaelic "coire", meaning "cauldron", which was used in place names to describe a circular valley on the side of a mountain. Another origin of the surname is from a variation of the surnames "Corry" and "McCorry", which are common in the north of Ireland. These particular surnames are derived from the Irish "Mac Gothraidh", meaning "son of "Gothradh"". In Ireland, the surname is rare, although it is found in numbers in Belfast and Derry. The surname, when found in Ireland, can originate as either the northern Irish patronym, or from any of the Scottish toponyms. The name
Gillespie (surname) 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 name itself is derived from a word of Latin origin. Specifically, 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,