English
Reidy
Reidy comes from Irish Ó Riada ‘descendant of Riada’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Riada‘descendant of Riada’
- EnglishtodayReidy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Riada‘descendant of Riada’
- EnglishtodayReidy
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Riada (‘descendant of Riada’), a personal name perhaps meaning "drover".
Every English word from Irish Ó Riada
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Riada / Reidy