Name Element GEL

Type Word
Usage Old Irish

Meaning & History

Old Irish word meaning "bright, white" [1].

Related Items

Given Name DescendantsMeriel, Merrill, Meryl, Muriel(English) Muriel, Murielle(French) Muriel, Muirgheal(Irish) Muriel(Medieval Breton) Muirgel(Old Irish) Myrgjǫl(Old Norse) Muriel(Scottish) Muireall(Scottish Gaelic)
Surname DescendantMerrill(English)

Sources & References

  1. Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 156.
Entry added January 21, 2022