what is the origin and meaning of the name gillette?

Answer 1

Laser power: Gillette
A unit described by Theodore Maiman as an early measure of laser output power. The measure was simply the number of razor blades through which the laser could burn a hole. This measurement was especially convenient as the first lasers were pulsed ruby lasers, making it otherwise difficult to measure the output power. Also, due to the relative uniformity of razor blades manufactured by The Gillette Company, it had some usefulness as a rough comparison.

Thus, scientists would brag about having a "4 Gillette" laser versus their competitor's puny "2 Gillette" laser. (For the record, Ted Maiman claims that the first laser was a "2 Gillette" laser.)

Answer 2

Hi, here's some information about both the surname Gillette, and the Proctor-Gamble shaving brand - since I'm not sure which you mean!

1. Gillette As A Last Name

The name Gillette was carried to England in the enormous movement of people that followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from a diminution of the medieval given name Giles. That name is derived from the Greek aigidion, which means kid, or young goat.

Spelling variations include: Gillette, Gilliott, Gillet, Gillott, Gillett and others.

First found in Norfolk where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Jonathan and Nathan Gillett sailed in the "John and Mary" and settled in Dorchester in 1635 where they became Freemen. Joseph Gillott arrived in New York State in 1830.

(The family crest is at the link below too.)

http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/gillette-family-crest.htm

2. Gillette As A Shaving Product

Global Gillette is a business unit of Procter & Gamble. It is the successor of The Gillette Company, which was founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer. It was based in Boston, Massachusetts.

On October 1, 2005, The Gillette Company finalized its purchase by Procter & Gamble. As a result of this merger, the Gillette Company no longer exists. Its last day of market trading - symbol G on the New York Stock Exchange - was September 30, 2005. The merger created the world's largest personal care and household products company.

Before the merger, Gillette had grown to become a leading global supplier of products under a variety of brands. In addition to Gillette, the company marketed under Braun, Duracell and Oral-B, among others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Gillette

Hope these help!

Answer 3

I believe Gillette was the name of the family that started the company.

Answer 4

Gillette is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département, in France. The inhabitants are called the Gilettois.

All names are derived from that place or people named after that place.

Answer 5

If you are referring to a surname origin context, try these:

http://gillettegenealogy.tripod.com/
http://www.surnameweb.org/registry/g/i/l/gillette.shtml
http://genforum.genealogy.com/gillette/
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=Surnames.Gillette

Answer 6

it's the guys last name

Answer 7

I hope that this link may help you out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Gillette