English Explanatory Dictionary

Gallagher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish; variant forms Gallager, Gallaher, Galleher, Galligher, Galliher, Gollaher, Golliher.
  2. Numerous placed in the United States:
  3. A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
  4. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡæ.lə.ɡə/ /ˈɡæ.lə.ɡəɹ/

Word forms

Gallagher Gallaghers

Etymology

From Irish Ó Gallachóir, from Old Irish Ó Gallchobhair, Ó Gallchobhoir, a surname meaning "descendants of Gallchobair".

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