O'Grady

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

Meanings

proper nounO'Grady (plural O'Gradys)

plural O'Gradys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Gráda“descendant of Gráda”
  2. EnglishO'Grady

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gráda (“descendant of Gráda”), a name meaning "noble." Compare Grady.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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