Given name & surname
Kelliher
“descendant of Céileachar”
Kelliher is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kelliher is a form of Kelleher. Kelleher goes back to Irish Ó Céileachair, meaning “descendant of Céileachar.”
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Where it comes from
Kelliher is a form of Kelleher. Kelleher comes from Irish, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Kelliher’s family of names
In English usage, Kelliher as a surname has a related form in Kelleher.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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