Etymograph

English

Gallogly

Gallogly comes from Irish Mac an Ghallóglaigh ‘son of the gallowglass’, and goes back to gallóglach.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentgallóglach‘gallowglass, Gaelic mercenary warrior’
  2. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac an Ghallóglaigh‘son of the gallowglass’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2025Gallogly

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentgallóglach‘gallowglass, Gaelic mercenary warrior’
  2. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac an Ghallóglaigh‘son of the gallowglass’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2025Gallogly

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The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Ghallóglaigh (‘son of the gallowglass’), from gallóglach (‘gallowglass, Gaelic mercenary warrior’).

Every English word from Irish gallóglach

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish gallóglach / Gallogly

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