32%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Irish (Rare) Meaning & History Means "fellow hostage" from Old Irish com "with, together" and gíall "hostage". This was the name of a 6th-century saint, the founder of a monastery at Bangor, Ireland. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootscom + gíallVariantCowalOther Languages & CulturesComgall, Comgal(Old Irish) Categories pledge, rare Irish, saints, unity