English
Healy
Healy comes from Irish Ó hÉilidhe ‘descendant of the claimant’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hÉilidhe‘descendant of the claimant’
- EnglishtodayHealy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hÉilidhe‘descendant of the claimant’
- EnglishtodayHealy
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉilidhe (‘descendant of the claimant’), from éilidhe (‘claimant’), or from Irish Ó hÉalaighthe (‘descendant of Éaladhach’), a personal name from ealadhach (‘ingenious’).
Every English word from Irish Ó hÉilidhe
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó hÉilidhe / Healy