Etymology

Kilroy

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Mac Giolla Ruaidh
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromMac Giolla Ruaidh
  2. English todayKilroy

Derived from Irish Mac Giolla Ruaidh.

Words from the same roots

IrishMac Giolla Ruaidh all →

McElroy

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.