Begley Family History
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Begley Name Meaning
Irish (Donegal): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beaglaoich ‘descendant of Beaglaoch’, a personal name composed of the elements beag ‘small’ + laoch ‘hero’. Possibly an altered spelling of German Böckle or Swiss Böckli, variants of Bock or of Böckler, an occupational name for a buckle maker or carrier, Middle Low German bokeler.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Berley, Negley, Begle, Beagley, Fegley, Kegley, Magley, Besler