Given name & surname

Begley

“descendant of Beaglaoch”

Begley is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Begley goes back to Irish Ó Beaglaoich, meaning “descendant of Beaglaoch.”

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Where it comes from

Begley comes from Irish.

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How it developed

From Irish Ó Beaglaoich (“descendant of Beaglaoch”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Begley’s family of names

In English usage, Begley as a surname has a related form in BIGLEY.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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