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Gilboy

Gilboy proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Gilboy (plural Gilboys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Gilboy

pluralGilboys

Origin of Gilboy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Giolla Bhuidhe (“descendant of the blond lad”), from giolla (“lad”) and buidhe (“yellow”).

Questions about Gilboy

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

Words near Gilboy in the dictionary

  1. Gilbertville
  2. Gilbey
  3. Gilbeys
  4. Gilbo
  5. Gilbos
  6. Gilboy
  7. Gilboys
  8. Gilbreath
  9. Gilbreath's conjecture
  10. Gilbreaths
  11. Gilbreth

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