is twomey an irish name?
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Twomey (Irish: Ó Tuama) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork. The paternal ancestors of the clan are of the Corcu Loígde; the Twomey clan originated from Donnchadh na Tuaima who was himself a member of the O'Leary family.
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The Irish name was widespread and generally changed to Smith/Smyth. Branches in Clare and Tipperary were traditional historians. Many are also of Scottish or English origin in Ulster. See also Mac Gowan.
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Liam is a short form of the Irish name "Uilliam" or the old Germanic name William.
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Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Déaghain 'descendant of the dean', but also of English origin, a variant of Dean.
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The surname is a variant of two Irish surnames: "Ó Murchadha"/"Ó Murchadh" (descendant of "Murchadh"), and "Mac Murchaidh"/"Mac Murchadh" (son of "Murchadh") derived from the Irish personal name "Murchadh", which meant sea-warrior or sea-battler (muir meaning sea and cath meaning battle).
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Brigit. In the 18th century Bridget became a popular female Christian name, with Biddy or Biddie as the diminutive or affectionate form. In the 19th Century, it became a generic for an Irish maid.
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In Irish, Seumas is the older form of the modern Séamas. This modern name is pronounced "shay-mus" in Irish. Another earlier form of Séamas is Séamus, which is partially Anglicised as Seamus.
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McVeigh is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin from Gaelic Mac Bheatha or Mac an Bheatha, and a bearer of Mac Beatha is mentioned in the Annals as taking part in the battle of Clontarf in 1014. The name is common in east Ulster, particularly Armagh.
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Irish origin There are several different unrelated Irish families of which Lynch is the anglicized form of including: Ó Loingsigh, meaning "descendant of Loingseach" (having or belonging to a fleet of ships), which was anglicized as Lynchy, Lynskey and Lindsey.
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A form of the name Mary. Gaelic: 'intoxicating one'. Maeve was a Queen of Connaught who invaded Ulster, defended by Cuchulainn. Feminine form of Andrew.
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Wade in Ireland In Ireland, the name is of English, Gaelic and Norman French origin, having been spread throughout the islands by Norman French settlers in the 13th century (De la Wade), and English settlers, particularly in the 17th century.
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The surname is one of the Anglo-Norman names that came to Ireland in the 12th century. The surname Burke is derived from the Old English word "burh," which is derived from the Old German word "burg," the common Germanic word for a fortification.
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The name Sullivan is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "black-eyed one". Sullivan is a jaunty Celtic three-syllable name, with a real twinkle in its eye. It was immortalized in the 1930s classic film Sullivan's Travels and was chosen for one of Patrick Dempsey's twin boys. Nickname Sully is equally jaunty.
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Ailbhe (disambiguation) Ailbhe is an Irish name. It was originally a male name, and was frequently anglicized as Albert (a name to which it is etymologically unrelated), but is now more commonly a female name.
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The names Lahey, Lahy and Leahy in Ireland are derived from the native Gaelic O'Laochdha Sept that was located in the Province of Munster and particularly in Counties Kerry, Cork and Tipperary. The name is taken from a Gaelic word that means 'heroic'.
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Ryder, Rydder - Anglicised Surnames in Ireland. Ryder, Rydder—These two names are the anglicised forms of Markey (O'Marcaigh) in Co. Louth and adjoining Counties, and of O'Marcacháin in Munster and South Connacht, from marcach, a horseman.
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Malone is a family name. From the Irish "Mael Eòin", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John.