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Gildea

Gildea proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Gildea (plural Gildeas)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Gildea

pluralGildeas

Origin of Gildea

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Dhé (“son of the servant of God”), from giolla (“boy, lad; attendant”) and Dia (“God”).

Questions about Gildea

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

Words near Gildea in the dictionary

  1. gilda
  2. gildable
  3. gildas
  4. Gilday
  5. Gildays
  6. Gildea
  7. Gildeas
  8. gilded
  9. Gilded Age
  10. gilded cage
  11. gilded cages

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