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O%27dea Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh, ‘descendant of Deaghadh’, a personal name of uncertain origin. It may be a compound of deagh- ‘good’ + ádh ‘luck’, ‘fate’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: O'dean, O'day, O'ney, O'shea, O'gara, Oden, Dea, O'rear, Odden, Gonda

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