Given name & surname
Gallegly
“son of the gallowglass”
Gallegly is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gallegly is a form of Gallogly. Gallogly goes back to Irish Mac an Ghallóglaigh, meaning “son of the gallowglass.”
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Where it comes from
Gallegly is a form of Gallogly. Gallogly comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gallegly’s family of names
In English usage, Gallegly as a surname has a related form in GALLOGLY.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Gallegly, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Galbally
“foreigner, stranger”
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Gillogly
“son of the gallowglass”
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Gallery
“son of the brindled lad”
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Gillooly
“son of the gluttonous lad”
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Gilhooly
“son of the gluttonous lad”
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Galligan
“descendant of Gealagán”
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Galleher
Galleher is a surname from Irish.
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Gallager
“an eager helper”
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