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Anglicised Irish-language surnames (437 P) Anglo-Norman Irish dynasties (10 C, 7 P) I. Irish-language surnames (3 C, 87 P) O. ... Pages in category "Surnames of Irish ...
A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, most surnames are patronymic surnames (distinct from patronyms, which are seen in Icelandic names for example). The form of a surname varies according to whether its bearer is a man, a woman, or a woman married to a man, who adopts his surname.
Moran (Irish: Ó Móráin) is a modern Irish surname derived from membership of a medieval dynastic sept. The name means a descendant of Mórán. “Mor” in Gaelic translates as big or great and “an” as the prefix the. Morans were a respected sept of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in the western counties of Mayo and Sligo.
The nickname or personal name Cába is of uncertain origin. [4] Patrick Woulfe considered that the surname was possibly derived from a nickname, meaning "a cap", or "hood". [5] Henry Harrison suggested the name was from the Gaelic Mac Aba, meaning "son of the Abbot". [6] If Harrison is to be believed then the surname would have a similar ...
Gaelic, Irish: Origin; Meaning: Derived either from Ó Cinnéide meaning grandson of Cinnédidh, or “ceann” and “éidigh”. “Ceann” comes from the Gaelic word meaning “chieftain” (a leader of a clan or tribe), and “éidigh” comes from the Gaelic word meaning “helmet”. The name can be translated to mean “helmeted chief ...
Map of Gaelic Ireland showing the territory of the Ulaid c. 900. McGee or McKee (Irish: Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh") is an English language surname of Irish origin. The surname McGee was first found in along the border of counties Donegal and Tyrone (Tír Eoghain), the ancient territory of the O'Neills, now in the Province of Ulster, central Northern Ireland, where they are thought to be ...