name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
gullion
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɡʌli.ən/
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rhymes with -ʌliən
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CMU ARPABET: G AH1 L Y AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A worthless wretch
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
From the Irish surname, from Magullion or Mac Gullian; also Mac Gilleáin, derived from gile (“brightness”) or geal (“bright”), and giolla (“lad”).