Etymology

Connell

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Today it means: A surname from Irish and Scottish, variant of Connel. Full definition →

Irish Ó Conaill ← Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*Kunowalos
  2. Irish · borrowed fromÓ Conaill
  3. English todayConnell

From Irish Ó Conaill (literally “descendant of Conall”), from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos (literally “dog chief”).

Words from the same roots

IrishÓ Conaill all →

O'Connell

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