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Gallagher.

A surname from Irish; variant forms Gallager, Gallaher, Galleher, Galligher, Galliher, Gollaher, Golliher.

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name/ˈɡæ.lə.ɡə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡæ.lə.ɡəɹ/General-American
  1. A surname from Irish; variant forms Gallager, Gallaher, Galleher, Galligher, Galliher, Gollaher, Golliher.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Numerous placed in the United States: A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Numerous placed in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Irish Ó Gallachóir, from Old Irish Ó Gallchobhair, Ó Gallchobhoir, a surname meaning "descendants of Gallchobair".

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