McHale

M3C3H4A1L1E1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish mac →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper nounMcHale (plural McHales)

plural McHales

  1. A surname from Irish.

    Max Cross cut a fine figure as the Colonel, Percy Penny was a somewhat unducal Duke, while Edgar McHale gave a particularly good rendering of the Major.

    1922, Musical News and Herald, volumes 62-63, page 780

Origin

  1. IrishMac Haol“son of Haol”
  2. Irishmac
  3. EnglishMcHale

Anglicized form of Irish mac céile (“son of the companion”) or, alternatively, from Irish Mac Haol (“son of Haol”), a Gaelicized form of Howell.

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APA

McHale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McHale

MLA

“McHale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McHale. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McHale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McHale.

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