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Leahy
Leahy comes from Irish Ó Laochda ‘descendant of Laochda’, from laoch ‘hero’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek λᾱός ‘the people’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλᾱόςlāós‘the people’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλᾱϊκός‘of the people’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CElāicus‘lay, layman, laic’
- Old Irishc. 600–900láech‘warrior, layman’
- Irishc. 1200–presentlaoch‘hero’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Laochda‘descendant of Laochda’
- EnglishtodayLeahy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλᾱόςlāós‘the people’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλᾱϊκός‘of the people’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CElāicus‘lay, layman, laic’
- Old Irishc. 600–900láech‘warrior, layman’
- Irishc. 1200–presentlaoch‘hero’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Laochda‘descendant of Laochda’
- EnglishtodayLeahy
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laochda (‘descendant of Laochda’), a personal name derived from laoch (‘hero’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- ‘military action’
through Proto-Hellenic *lāwós ‘people, crowd’
through Ancient Greek λᾱός ‘the people’
through Late Latin lāicus ‘lay, layman, laic’
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λᾱός / Leahy