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