Galbraith

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proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic gall →
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Meanings

proper nounGalbraith (countable and uncountable, plural Galbraiths)

plural Galbraiths · alternative Colbath · alternative Culbreath

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States, named after an Iowa senator.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicgall“stranger, foreigner”
  2. EnglishGalbraith

Scottish ethnic surname from Scottish Gaelic gall (“stranger, foreigner”) + Breathnach (“Briton”).

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APA

Galbraith. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galbraith

MLA

“Galbraith.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galbraith. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Galbraith,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Galbraith.

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