"Galligan" meaning in All languages combined

See Galligan on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Galligans [plural]
Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gealagáin (“descendant of Gealagán”), a personal name which derives from a double diminutive of geal (“bright, white”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Gealagáin||descendant of Gealagán}} Irish Ó Gealagáin (“descendant of Gealagán”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Galligans}} Galligan (plural Galligans)
  1. A surname from Irish. Synonyms: Gallahan
    Sense id: en-Galligan-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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