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I've never met a Gilroy. It's kind of silly sounding, but that's because it's reminding me of the WWII "Kilroy was here" cartoon / graffiti. I do like the nn Gil alot.

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Hmmm. Give me some time to let Gilroy settle in before I give him a thumbs up or down. Is it in the database? Do you have any information on it? Is it purely a surname being used as a fn, or it is more mixed than that? Or perhaps it's not a surname at all. I assume the "-roy" part means king. But the "Gil" part eludes me. Any info you've got would be appreciated.

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Gilroy Featherduster (where did that come from?)
Gilroy Tavish
Gilroy Alexander
Gilroy Hamish
Gilroy Makepeace
Gilroy Jarvis
Gilroy Hollis
Gilroy Percival
Gilroy Sacheverell
Gilroy Theodore
Gilroy Charles
Gilroy Malcolm
Gilroy Hamnet
Gilroy Stephen
Gilroy Cadwalader
Gilroy Edmund
Gilroy Horace
Gilroy Everard
Gilroy Lambert
Gilroy Horatio
Gilroy Peredur
Gilroy Iarlaith / Jarlaith
Gilroy Colmcille
Gilroy Fiachra
Gilroy Seamus
Gilroy Finbarr
Gilroy Sebastian
Gilroy Japheth
Gilroy Menasseh
Gilroy Cuthbert
Gilroy Kingfisher
Gilroy Somerled
Gilroy Martin
Gilroy Hector
Gilroy Calum
Gilroy Andrew
Gilroy Simon
Gilroy Hawthorn
Gilroy Sylvester
Gilroy Douglas

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That was fun! Gilroy gave me the courage to dust off some of these names. They are so grateful for an airing. Thanks!

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ETA: Aha. It is in the database. I should have looked first. I thought it was Scottish, but it isn't.

This message was edited 7/16/2013, 5:28 PM