Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallogly

/ɡˈæləɡli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gal-lo-gly
IPA
/ɡˈæləɡli/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Galloglys (plural) Gallegly (alternative) Gillogly (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gallogly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈæləɡli/.
What does gallogly mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does gallogly come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce gallogly

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɡˈæləɡli/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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