The story
- Irish · derived fromÓ Deághaidh“descendant of Deághadh”
- English todayO'Dea
Anglicisation of Irish Ó Deághaidh (“descendant of Deághadh”), a personal name held by tenth-century Irish chieftain, from deagh (“good”) + ádh (“luck, fate”).
Words from the same roots
IrishÓ Deághaidh all →
Oday
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.