50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Scottish Gaelic Meaning & History Means "servant of the bishop", from Scottish Gaelic gille "servant" and easbuig "bishop", from Greek ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos). It was often Anglicized as Gillespie or Archibald (with which it has no obvious connection). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsgilla + episkoposVariantsGillespie(Scottish) Gilleasbaig(Scottish Gaelic) Categories occupations, servitude