The story
- Irish · derived fromÓ Duibhghiolla“descendant of Duibhghiolla”
- English todayDeeley
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhghiolla (“descendant of Duibhghiolla”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + giolla (“lad”).
Words from the same roots
IrishÓ Duibhghiolla all →
DiffleyDivilly
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.