Gulliver

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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English surname of Norman origin, nickname for a greedy person, from Old French goulafre (glutton), from goule (mouth).

Proper noun

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Gulliver (countable and uncountable, plural Gullivers)

  1. A surname.
  2. The main character in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gulliver is the 27756th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 866 individuals. Gulliver is most common among White (80.6%) and Black/African American (10.85%) individuals.