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gildea

/dʒˈildiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
gildea
IPA
/dʒˈildiə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Dhé (“son of the servant of God”), from giolla (“boy, lad; attendant”) and Dia (“God”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Gildeas (plural)

Questions

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

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