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Gilhooly

Gilhooly proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Gilhooly (plural Gilhoolys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Gilhooly

pluralGilhoolys
alternative formGilhooley
alternative formGillooly

Origin of Gilhooly

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Ghuala (“son of the gluttonous lad”), from giolla (“boy, lad”) and guala (“gullet, gut”).

Questions about Gilhooly

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

Words near Gilhooly in the dictionary

  1. Gilgunnia
  2. gilguy
  3. gilguys
  4. Gilham
  5. Gilhooley
  6. Gilhooly
  7. Gilhoolys
  8. gilia
  9. Giliak
  10. Giliaks
  11. gilias

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