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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Scottish, Northern Irish, Irish
Other Forms FormsMac an Fhilidh, Mac Conghaile
Meaning & History
Scottish (Galloway) and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Fhilidh ‘son of the poet’.
Irish: Anglicized form of the Connacht name Mac Conghaile ‘son of Conghal’ (see Connolly).
Irish: Anglicized form of the Connacht name Mac Conghaile ‘son of Conghal’ (see Connolly).