Where does “O'Connell” come from?

O'Connell is an English rendering of the Irish surname Ó Conaill, whose meaning is not definitively established.

Ancestry of “O'Connell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÓ Conailldescendant of {{l|en|Connel}}
2Proto-CelticKunowalos
3Proto-Celticdog; wolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “O'Connell

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓEvery word from Proto-Celtic Every word from Proto-Celtic Kunowalos
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