Galligan

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Galligan

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Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gealagáin (“descendant of Gealagán”), a personal name which derives from a double diminutive of geal (“bright, white”).

proper noun Galligans · Gallahan

A surname from Irish.

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"Galligan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/galligan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Galligan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/galligan

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"Galligan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/galligan.

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@misc{galligan_2026,
  title = {Galligan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/galligan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}