The story
- Irish · derived fromÓ Gabhlaigh“descendant of Gabhlach”
- French · derived fromGoulet
- English todayGooley
Two main origins: * An Americanized spelling of French Goulet. * A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gabhlaigh (“descendant of Gabhlach”), a byname from gabhlach (“forked; branching”).
Words from the same roots
FrenchGoulet all →
Goulet
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.