Gallagher

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UK/ˈɡæ.lə.ɡə/US/ˈɡæ.lə.ɡəɹ/

proper noun

A surname from Irish; variant forms Gallager, Gallaher, Galleher, Galligher, Galliher, Gollaher, Golliher.

OriginIrish Ó Gallachóir ← Old Irish Ó Gallchobhair →
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Meanings

proper nounGallagher (countable and uncountable, plural Gallaghers)

plural Gallaghers

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish; variant forms Gallager, Gallaher, Galleher, Galligher, Galliher, Gollaher, Golliher.
  2. Numerous placed in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Origin

  1. Old IrishÓ Gallchobhair
  2. IrishÓ Gallachóir
  3. EnglishGallagher

From Irish Ó Gallachóir, from Old Irish Ó Gallchobhair, Ó Gallchobhoir, a surname meaning "descendants of Gallchobair".

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APA

Gallagher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallagher

MLA

“Gallagher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallagher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gallagher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallagher.

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