English
Guilfoyle
Guilfoyle comes from Irish Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of St. Paul's follower’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Giolla Phóil‘son of St. Paul's follower’
- EnglishtodayGuilfoyle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Giolla Phóil‘son of St. Paul's follower’
- EnglishtodayGuilfoyle
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Phóil (“son of St.
Every English word from Irish Mac Giolla Phóil
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Giolla Phóil / Guilfoyle