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Gender Masculine
Scripts Γελάσιος(Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Latinized form of the Greek name Γελάσιος (Gelasios), which is derived from Greek γέλασις (gelasis) "laughing", from the verb γελασείω (gelaseiô) "to be ready to laugh". This name was borne by two popes. In Ireland it has historically been used as a Latinized form of Glaisne, as seen in the example of Gelasius O'Cullenan (Irish: Glaisne Ó Cuileanáin; 1554-1580), a martyred Irish abbot.