Doherty

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

    "Paul Doherty came to the rescue when his wife Georgina went into labour early just minutes from their local hospital."

  2. 2
    A locality in Temagami municipality, Nipissing District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.

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"Paul Doherty came to the rescue when his wife Georgina went into labour early just minutes from their local hospital."

Etymology

From Irish Ó Dochartaigh.

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