Etymograph

English

Kelleher

Kelleher comes from Irish Ó Céileachair ‘descendant of Céileachar’, from céile ‘spouse, companion’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*keiliyos‘companion’root as named · steps between not traced
  2. Primitive Irishmodernᚉᚓᚂᚔceli‘follower, devotee’
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900céile‘servant, bondsman, subject’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘spouse, companion’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Céileachair‘descendant of Céileachar’
  6. EnglishtodayKelleher

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*keiliyos‘companion’root as named · steps between not traced
  2. Primitive Irishmodernᚉᚓᚂᚔceli‘follower, devotee’
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900céile‘servant, bondsman, subject’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘spouse, companion’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Céileachair‘descendant of Céileachar’
  6. EnglishtodayKelleher

Linked words

through Old Irish céile ‘servant, bondsman, subject’

ceilidh, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *keiliyos / Kelleher

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