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Gilroy - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Gilroy

[ 2 syll. gil-roy, gi-lr-oy ] The boy name Gilroy is pronounced as GIHLROY KEY. Gilroy is an English name of Gaelic origin. The name's meaning is son of the red head.

Gilroy is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

KEY: Pronunciation for Gilroy: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OY as in "toy (T.OY)"


 
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Meaning of Gilroy