Meaning & origin
What it means
Leahy goes back to Irish Ó Laochda, meaning “descendant of Laochda.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Ó Laochda (“descendant of Laochda”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Leahy’s family of names
In English usage, Leahy as a surname has an alternative spelling in LAHEY. In English usage, Leahy as a surname has an alternative spelling in LEAHEY. In English usage, Leahy as a surname has a related form in LEHIGH.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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