Given name
Cearbhall
“keen, cunning”
Cearbhall is a masculine given name, possibly from Old Irish and perhaps meaning “keen, cunning.” It is used in Irish.
Original IrishCearbhallán
Meaning & origin
Cearbhall’s family of names
In Irish usage, Cearbhall has a diminutive in Cearbhallán. Cearbhall has an English adaptation in Carroll. Cearbhall has a related form in Cearul(1).
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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