Crilly

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Raghailligh →
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Meanings

proper nounCrilly (plural Crillys)

plural Crillys · alternative Creely · alternative Crelly · alternative Crilley

  1. A surname from Irish.

    It had been Mr. Crilly's home since the early settlement of the pioneers in that region.

    1903, Benjamin F. Gue, From 1866 to 1903, page 240

Origin

  1. IrishMac Raghailligh“son of Raghailleach”
  2. EnglishCrilly

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Raghailligh (“son of Raghailleach”). Compare Crawley.

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Cite this entry
APA

Crilly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crilly

MLA

“Crilly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crilly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crilly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crilly.

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