Given name & surname
Geraghty
“from the court”
Geraghty is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “from the court.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “from the court.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
How it developed
From Irish mac Oireachtach (“son of a member of the Oireachtas”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Geraghty’s family of names
Geraghty has a related form in Geraghtea. Geraghty has a related form in Geraghtee. Geraghty has a related form in Geraghtey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Geraghty, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“son of the gallowglass”
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Gallogly
“son of the gallowglass”
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“foreigner, stranger”
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Gillooly
“son of the gluttonous lad”
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“son of the gluttonous lad”
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