Meaning & origin
What it means
Gillooly is a form of Gilhooly. Gilhooly goes back to Irish Mac Giolla Ghuala, meaning “son of the gluttonous lad.”
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Where it comes from
Gillooly is a form of Gilhooly. Gilhooly comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gillooly’s family of names
In English usage, Gillooly as a surname has a related form in GILHOOLY.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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