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Gallagher

proper nounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈɡæ.lə.ɡə//
  • United States//ˈɡæ.lə.ɡəɹ//

A surname from Irish; variant forms Gallager, Gallaher, Galleher, Galligher, Galliher, Gollaher, Golliher.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname from Irish; variant forms Gallager, Gallaher, Galleher, Galligher, Galliher, Gollaher, Golliher.

  2. 2

    Numerous placed in the United States: A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.

  3. 3

    Numerous placed in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural
Gallaghers
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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