Etymology

McCarley

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

Irish Mac Fhearghaile
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Fhearghaile“son of Fhearghal”
  2. English todayMcCarley

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhearghaile (“son of Fhearghal”), a personal name composed of the elements fear (“man”) and gal (“ardour, valour”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.