Fogarty

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Fógartaigh →
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Meanings

proper nounFogarty (plural Fogartys)

plural Fogartys · alternative Foggarty · alternative Fogerty

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Fógartaigh“descendant of Fógartach”
  2. EnglishFogarty

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fógartaigh (“descendant of Fógartach”), a personal name from fógartha (“proclaimed; banished, outlawed”).

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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