Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gilboy

/ɡˈɪlbɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gilboy
IPA: /ɡˈɪlbɔɪ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Giolla Bhuidhe (“descendant of the blond lad”), from giolla (“lad”) and buidhe (“yellow”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Giolla Bhuidhe

Inflected Forms

Gilboys (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce gilboy

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