Gallagher name - Meaning of Gallagher

Gallagher name - Meaning of Gallagher

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

8

Usage

Irish, English (Rare), Gaelic

Pronounced

GAL-ə-gər

Gallagher Meaning

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Gallchobhair meaning 'descendent of Gallchobhar '. Gallagher is a modern version of the Gaelic name 'O' Gallchobhair'. The 'O' means 'son of' and the 'Gallchobhair' is a derivative of the words 'gall', meaning 'foreign', and the word 'cabhair', which means help. It could possibly have been a clan name for foreign mercenaries.