English
Gilpatrick
Gilpatrick comes from Irish Mac Giolla Phádraig ‘son of the servant of (saint) Patrick’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Giolla Phádraig‘son of the servant of (saint) Patrick’
- EnglishtodayGilpatrick
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Giolla Phádraig‘son of the servant of (saint) Patrick’
- EnglishtodayGilpatrick
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Phádraig (‘son of the servant of (saint) Patrick’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Giolla Phádraig
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Giolla Phádraig / Gilpatrick