Coakley

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Caochlaoich →
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Meanings

proper nounCoakley (plural Coakleys)

plural Coakleys · alternative Cokley

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Caochlaoich“son of Caochlaoch”
  2. EnglishCoakley

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Caochlaoich (“son of Caochlaoch”), a personal name composed of the elements caoch (“blind”) + laoch (“hero”).

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APA

Coakley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coakley

MLA

“Coakley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coakley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coakley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coakley.

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