The story
- Irish · derived fromMac Giolla Bháin“son of the fair-haired lad”
- English todayKilbane
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Bháin (“son of the fair-haired lad”), from giolla (“lad, boy”) and bán (“white, fair”). Compare McElwain.
Words from the same roots
IrishMac Giolla Bháin all →
McElwain
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.