O'Meara

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Meadhra →
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Meanings

proper nounO'Meara (plural O'Mearas)

plural O'Mearas

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Meadhra“descendant of Meadhair”
  2. EnglishO'Meara

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meadhra (“descendant of Meadhair”), a byname from meadhair, variant of meidhir (“mirth, merriment”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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