The story
- Irish · derived fromÓ Caollaidhe“son of Caollaidhe”
- English todayQuealy
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caollaidhe (“son of Caollaidhe”), an ancient Irish personal name. Compare Keeley.
Words from the same roots
IrishÓ Caollaidhe all →
Keeley
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.