English
Keeley
Keeley comes from Irish Ó Caollaidhe ‘descendant of Caollaidhe’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Caollaidhe‘descendant of Caollaidhe’
- EnglishtodayKeeley
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Caollaidhe‘descendant of Caollaidhe’
- EnglishtodayKeeley
The story
Reduced Anglicized from Irish Ó Caollaidhe (‘descendant of Caollaidhe’), a personal name based on the adjective caol (‘slender, graceful’).
Every English word from Irish Ó Caollaidhe
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Caollaidhe / Keeley