Etymology

McHale

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

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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromMac Haol“son of Haol”
  2. Irish · derived frommac
  3. English todayMcHale

Anglicized form of Irish mac céile (“son of the companion”) or, alternatively, from Irish Mac Haol (“son of Haol”), a Gaelicized form of Howell.

Words from the same roots

Irishmac all →

Leland

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.