Gildea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Word forms

Gildea Gildeas

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Dhé (“son of the servant of God”), from giolla (“boy, lad; attendant”) and Dia (“God”).

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