English
O'Halpin
O'Halpin comes from Irish Ó hAilpín ‘descendant of Ailpín’, and goes back to ailp ‘lump, stout person’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentailp‘lump, stout person’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ hAilpín‘descendant of Ailpín’
- EnglishtodayO'Halpin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentailp‘lump, stout person’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ hAilpín‘descendant of Ailpín’
- EnglishtodayO'Halpin
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAilpín (‘descendant of Ailpín’), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ailp (‘lump, stout person’).
Every English word from Irish ailp
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish ailp / O'Halpin