Etymology

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

Irish Ó Sluaghadhaigh
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Sluaghadhaigh“descendant of Sluaghadach”
  2. English todaySlowey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sluaghadhaigh (“descendant of Sluaghadach”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of sluaghadh (“hosting, fit for hosting”), from slua (“host”).

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