The story
- Irish · derived fromÓ hÁille“descendant of Áille”
- Irish · derived fromÓ hAilche“descendant of Ailche”
- English todayHalley
Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAilche (“descendant of Ailche”), a personal name of unclear origin. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁille (“descendant of Áille”), a byname from áille (“beauty”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.