Gilhooly

G2I1L1H4O1O1L1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Giolla Ghuala →
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Meanings

proper nounGilhooly (plural Gilhoolys)

plural Gilhoolys · alternative Gilhooley · alternative Gillooly

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Giolla Ghuala“son of the gluttonous lad”
  2. EnglishGilhooly

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Ghuala (“son of the gluttonous lad”), from giolla (“boy, lad”) and guala (“gullet, gut”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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