Etymology

O'Connell

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

Irish Ó Conaill
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Conaill“descendant of Connel”
  2. English todayO'Connell

Anglicization of Irish Ó Conaill (“descendant of Connel”).

Words from the same roots

IrishÓ Conaill all →

Connell

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.