Name Element FAL

Type Word
Usage Old Irish

Meaning & History

Old Irish word meaning "rule" [1][2].

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureswalos(Old Celtic) gual(Old Welsh)
Given Name DescendantsDona, Donald, Donna, Kermit, Connell(English) Cahal, Cathal, Conall, Domhnall, Dónal, Donal, Toal(Irish) Conall(Irish Mythology) Cathal, Conall, Domnall, Túathal(Old Irish) Tutgual(Old Welsh) Donald, Donalda, Donella(Scottish) Dòmhnall(Scottish Gaelic) Cadwaladr, Cadwalader, Tudwal(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsDonalds, Donaldson(English) Connell, Dermott, Donnell, MacConnell, MacDermott, Mac Diarmada, Mac Domhnaill, McConnell, McDermott, Ó Conaill, O'Connell, Ó Domhnaill, O'Donnell, O'Toole, Ó Tuathail, Toole(Irish) Kermit, Kermode(Manx) MacConnell, MacDaniel, MacDonald, McConnell, McDaniel, McDonald(Scottish) MacDhòmhnaill(Scottish Gaelic) Cadwallader(Welsh)

Sources & References

  1. Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 402.
  2. Page at https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/walos.
Entry updated January 21, 2022