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Galligan

Galligan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Galligan (plural Galligans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Galligan

pluralGalligans
alternative formGallahan

Origin of Galligan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gealagáin (“descendant of Gealagán”), a personal name which derives from a double diminutive of geal (“bright, white”).

Questions about Galligan

What does Galligan mean?
Galligan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Galligan?
Galligan is a proper noun.

Words near Galligan in the dictionary

  1. galliferous
  2. gallification
  3. Gallified
  4. galliform
  5. galliforms
  6. Galligan
  7. Galligans
  8. galligaskins
  9. Galligher
  10. Gallighers
  11. galligu

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