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.