Etymology

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Cionnfhaolaidh
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Cionnfhaolaidh“descendant of Cionnfhaoladh”
  2. English todayKenneally

Reduced of Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cionnfhaolaidh (“descendant of Cionnfhaoladh”), a personal name composed of the elements ceann (“head”) + faol (“wolf”).

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