Doherty

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Dochartaigh →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Daugherty · alternative Dougherty

  1. A surname from Irish.

    Paul Doherty came to the rescue when his wife Georgina went into labour early just minutes from their local hospital.

    2017 March 7, Stephen Maguire, “Hero Irish dad reveals he had to tell car valet he ‘wasn’t up to anything illegal’ after wife gave birth on back seat on Donegal road”, in The Irish Sun, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2021
  2. A locality in Temagami municipality, Nipissing District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Dochartaigh
  2. EnglishDoherty

From Irish Ó Dochartaigh.

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Cite this entry
APA

Doherty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doherty

MLA

“Doherty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doherty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Doherty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doherty.

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