Gormley

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Gormghail →
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Meanings

proper nounGormley (countable and uncountable, plural Gormleys)

plural Gormleys · alternative Ghormley

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Gormghail“descendant of Gormghal”
  2. EnglishGormley

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gormghail (“descendant of Gormghal”), a personal name based on gorm (“blue”) + gal (“valor”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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