Where does “McHale” come from?

McHale (English) comes from Irish céile, from Old Irish céile, from Old Irish -ide, from Old Irish -de — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

Ancestry of “McHale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcéilecompanion; spouse
2Old Irishcéileservant, bondsman, subject; liege, vassal, the...
3Old Irish-ide—
4Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
Every word from Old Irish -de →Every word from Old Irish -ide →Every word from Old Irish céile →