Far more likely to come from Cornish Goolan or Welsh Gwylan. Related to french Goelab from Breton.
admin:
December 17th, 2019 at 3:09 am
Thanks, but I think you missed the second paragraph, last sentence re Welsh origin.
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Steve:
December 16th, 2019 at 12:36 pm
Far more likely to come from Cornish Goolan or Welsh Gwylan. Related to french Goelab from Breton.
admin:
December 17th, 2019 at 3:09 am
Thanks, but I think you missed the second paragraph, last sentence re Welsh origin.