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- Irish · derived fromÓ hÁilgheasa“descendant of Áilgheas”
- English todayHallisey
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheasa (“descendant of Áilgheas”), a byname from áilgheas (“desire, craving”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheasa (“descendant of Áilgheas”), a byname from áilgheas (“desire, craving”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.