Gildea

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Giolla Dhé →
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Meanings

proper nounGildea (plural Gildeas)

plural Gildeas

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Giolla Dhé“son of the servant of God”
  2. EnglishGildea

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Dhé (“son of the servant of God”), from giolla (“boy, lad; attendant”) and Dia (“God”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

GileadDaigleaeglidgaleid
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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