O'malley

//oʊˈmæli// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Máille meaning "from/of Umaill". The name's origin is uncertain, but compare *maglos (“noble”), mall (“slow, stately”), málla (“pleasant”).

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O'Malley's Alley

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