At a Glance: Name: Galway – Meaning: possibly 'stony river' or 'foreign' – Origin: Irish – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: GAWL-way
Galway is an Irish unisex name meaning “possibly 'stony river' or 'foreign'”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Galway
Meaning: Possibly 'stony river' or 'foreign'.
Origin: Irish.
How to Pronounce Galway
Phonetic: GAWL-way IPA: /ˈɡɔːlweɪ/
Popularity of Galway
Galway doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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