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Where does “caile” come from?

caile (Irish) comes from Old Irish caile — serving-girl, maid.

caile (Irish): girl, wench

Definitions

  1. girl, wench

Ancestry of “caile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcaileserving-girl, maid

Words derived from “caile”

  • Colleen
  • colleen
  • cailín
  • gearrchaile
  • lakeen
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