Name Element GÍALL

Type Word
Usage Old Irish

Meaning & History

Old Irish word meaning "hostage" [1].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesgēstlos(Old Celtic) gwystyl(Old Welsh)
Given Name DescendantsComhghall, Cowal(Irish) Comgal, Comgall(Old Irish)

Sources & References

  1. Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 159.
Entry added January 21, 2022