Surname · also Irish
Kilbride
“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”
Kilbride is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kilbride goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Brighde, meaning “son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Kilbride comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Mac Giolla Brighde, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Brighde (“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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