Irish: translation of Gaelic
Ó Mocháin (see
Mohan; Gaelic
moch means ‘early’ or ‘timely’), or of some other similar surname, for example
Ó Mochóir, a shortened form of
Ó Mochéirghe,
Ó Maoil-Mhochéirghe, from a personal name meaning ‘early rising’.
English: habitational name from any of various places, such as Earley in Berkshire and Arley in Cheshire, Lancashire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire, which derive their names from Old English
earn ‘eagle’ +
leah ‘woodland clearing’.
English: nickname from Old English
eorllic ‘manly’, ‘noble’, a derivative of
eorl (see
Earl).
Americanized spelling of German
Ehrle.