Etymology

O'Keefe

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Irish Ó Caoimh
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Caoimh“descendant of Caomh”
  2. English todayO'Keefe

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caoimh (“descendant of Caomh”), a personal name based on caomh (“gentle”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.