Etymology

dooley

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

Irish Ó Dubhlaoich
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Dubhlaoich“descendant of Dubhlaoch”
  2. English todayDooley

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhlaoich (“descendant of Dubhlaoch”), a personal name composed by the elements dubh (“black”) + laoch (“hero”).

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