Given name & surname
Gilhooly
“son of the gluttonous lad”
Gilhooly is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gilhooly goes back to Irish Mac Giolla Ghuala, meaning “son of the gluttonous lad.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Mac Giolla Ghuala (“son of the gluttonous lad”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gilhooly’s family of names
In English usage, Gilhooly as a surname has a related form in GILHOOLEY. In English usage, Gilhooly as a surname has a related form in GILLOOLY. In English usage, Gilhooly as a surname has a related form in GILLOOLY.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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