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ArchivesRe: Irish Surnames
in reply to a message by Mino Sagani
Whelan –from Irish Ó Faoláin, from the faol or faoilidh meaning “joyful”
Ahern – from Ó Eachthighearna, “a horse-lord”
Coughlan – from Ó Cochláin, derived from the word cochall, meaning “hood” or “cloak”
Lenihan – from Irish Ó Leannacháin, meaning “sorrowful"
O'Malley – from Irish Ó Máille, likely from an old Celtic word maglios, “a chief”
Ahern – from Ó Eachthighearna, “a horse-lord”
Coughlan – from Ó Cochláin, derived from the word cochall, meaning “hood” or “cloak”
Lenihan – from Irish Ó Leannacháin, meaning “sorrowful"
O'Malley – from Irish Ó Máille, likely from an old Celtic word maglios, “a chief”
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