Generally accepted to be Gilly.
Has used nickname Church during some T20 internationals. (In Australia players shirts have a nominated nickname on the back of their shirts rather than their surname as is the case for ODIs)
Origins of the nickname Gilly: Widely assumed to be derived from the surname Gilchrist but unproven.
Origins of the nickname Church: Adam Gilchrist was once mistakenly called Eric Gilchurch by a young fan.
Origins of the young fans error: Possibly confused church and christ in the second syllable of the name. Reason for confusing Eric and Adam yet to have a concise theory. One theory proposed was that the young fan confused the names because they are both common names starting with a vowel. However this theory has since been ridiculed by the majority of the nickname analysis community.
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