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Gaillimh
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˈɡal̠ʲə/ (Galway)
English name: Galway · County Galway
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
said to mean “stony”, after the old name of the River Corrib
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Nearby & related:
Sources
- Wiktionary: Gaillimh (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Galway (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q129610 (CC0)
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