Gilroy

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proper noun

A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

OriginMiddle English Gilry ← Irish Giolla rua →
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Meanings

proper nounGilroy (countable and uncountable, plural Gilroys)

plural Gilroys · alternative Gildroy

  1. countableuncountableA city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

    A home is flooded in Gilroy on January 9.

    2023 January 16, “California’s flooding, in pictures”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2023
  2. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

  1. IrishGiolla rua“servant of the red-haired lad”
  2. Middle EnglishGilry
  3. EnglishGilroy

From Middle English Gilry, from Irish Giolla rua (“servant of the red-haired lad”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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