Ó Maoiléidigh

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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Irish
Other Forms FormsAnglicized forms: Melody, Meleady, Malady

Meaning & History

Means "descendant of Maoléidigh" in Irish. This surname was stressed on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable, and may have been shortened in some cases to give Leddy.
Added 6/17/2016 by LMS
Edited 11/27/2024 by SeaHorse15