Meanings
plural Galloglys · alternative Gallegly · alternative Gillogly
- A surname from Irish.
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2025 December 5, “Why the Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery May Not Be Over Yet”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025
Origin
- IrishMac an Ghallóglaigh“son of the gallowglass”
- EnglishGallogly
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Ghallóglaigh (“son of the gallowglass”), from gallóglach (“gallowglass, Gaelic mercenary warrior”).
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Cite this entry
Gallogly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallogly
“Gallogly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallogly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gallogly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gallogly.
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