Name Element GALL

Type Word
Usage Old Irish

Meaning & History

Old Irish word meaning "foreigner, stranger" (originally meaning "a Gaul", of Latin origin).

Related Items

Given Name DescendantsDoyle, Gallagher(English) Fingal(Literature) Dubhghall, Gallchobhar(Medieval Irish) Dubhghall(Medieval Scottish) Dubgall, Gallcobar(Old Irish) Dougal, Dugald(Scottish)
Surname DescendantsDoyle, Gallagher, O'Doyle, Ó Dubhghaill, Ó Gallchobhair(Irish) MacDougall, McDougall, McDowell(Scottish) MacDhubhghaill(Scottish Gaelic)
Entry updated January 21, 2022