Etymology

O'Donoghue

Today it means: A surname from Irish; variant forms Donahue, Donoghue, Donohue, O'Donohue. Full definition →

Irish Ó Donnchadha
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Donnchadha“descendant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Donnchadh</i> (“Duncan”)”
  2. English todayO'Donoghue

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnchadha (“descendant of Donnchadh (“Duncan”)”).

Words from the same roots

IrishÓ Donnchadha all →

DonahueDonoghue

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