Cahill (ˈkɑːhɪl; ˈkɑːhɪl or ˈkeɪhɪl) is a name of Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 origin. In Irish, It is the anglicized version of the Gaelic

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

 "Ó Cathail" meaning "descendant of Cathal

Cathal

Cathal is a masculine given name in the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and English languages. The name is derived from two Celtic elements: the first, cath, means "battle"; the second element, val, means "rule". The Gaelic name has several Anglicised forms, such as Cathal, Cathel, and Kathel...

." "Cathal" consists of two parts: "cath" means battle; the second could be "val" (rule), so that the name as a whole meant "battle ruler" or "strong in battle", or it could be "all" (great), so that the name as a whole meant "great warrior". The surname may refer to:

Film:

• Cahill U.S. Marshal
  Cahill U.S. Marshal
  Cahill U.S. Marshal is a 1973 American Western film in Technicolor. It stars John Wayne as a driven lawman in a black hat. The movie was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and filmed on location in Durango, Mexico.-Plot:...
  
   a 1973 movie with John Wayne
  John Wayne
  Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
  
   and George Kennedy
  George Kennedy
  George Harris Kennedy, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as the convict Dragline in Cool Hand Luke , airline troubleshooter Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s and...
  
  .

Music:

• Cahill (band)
  Cahill (band)
  Cahill are a dance group, based in Liverpool, UK consisting of producers Anton Powers, Tim Condran and Scott Rosser. They are best known for their 2008 single, Trippin' On You, which features vocals from Nikki Belle.-Background:...
  
   a house music group from Liverpool. Named after Tim Cahill
  Tim Cahill
  Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill is an football player of Australian nationality who plays for Everton and the Australian national football team...
  
  .

Persons:

• Barry Cahill
  Barry Cahill
  Barry Cahill is a Gaelic football player for county Dublin. He plays his club football with St. Brigids in Castleknock and has also represented his province....
  
   (contemporary), Irish Gaelic Football player
• Bernard J.S. Cahill
  Bernard J.S. Cahill
  B.J.S. Cahill , cartographer and architect, was the inventor of the octahedral "Butterfly Map" ; an early proponent of the San Francisco Civic Center ; and designer of the Columbarium of San Francisco.His Butterfly World Map, like Buckminster Fuller's later Dymaxion Map of 1943 and 1954, enabled all...
  
   (1866-1944), American architect and cartographer
• Charles Cahill (disambiguation)
• Christina Cahill (née Boxer, b. 1957), former British middle distance athlete
• Darren Cahill
  Darren Cahill
  Darren Cahill is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Australia.Nicknamed "Killer", Cahill turned professional in 1984...
  
   (b. 1965), Australian professional tennis player and coach
• Eddie Cahill
  Eddie Cahill
  Edmund Patrick "Eddie" Cahill is an American actor best known for portraying "Miracle on Ice" goalie Jim Craig in the movie Miracle, and for playing the fictional roles of Tag Jones on Friends and Detective Don Flack on CSI: NY.-Early life:Cahill was born in New York City, New York. He is the...
  
   (b. 1978), American actor
• Edward Cahill
  Edward Cahill
  Rev. Fr Edward J. Cahill, S.J. was an Irish Jesuit priest and academic, born in Ballyvocogue, County Limerick. He was educated in Theology at Maynooth, and ordained a priest in 1897...
  
   (1867–1941), Irish Jesuit priest and academic
• Erin Cahill
  Erin Cahill
  Erin Jessica Cahill , is an actress best known for her role as Jen Scotts on the television series Power Rangers: Time Force. Appeared at Power Morphicon 2010 in Pasadena, CA....
  
   (b. 1980), American actress
• Gary Cahill
  Gary Cahill
  Gary James Cahill is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers and the England national football team.-Club career:...
  
   (b. 1985), English football player
• Holger Cahill
  Holger Cahill
  Edgar Holger Cahill was the National Director of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration during the New Deal.-Biography:...
  
   (1887–1960), Icelandic-American Director of the U.S. Federal Art Project
• Horace T. Cahill
  Horace T. Cahill
  Horace Tracy Cahill was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1939 to 1945. A Republican, he ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 1944....
  
   (fl.
  Floruit
  Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
  
   20th c.), American politician; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1939–1945
• James F. Cahill
  James F. Cahill
  James F. Cahill was one of the pioneers of scuba diving, in essence helping to create the sport and industry.He was the first man to scuba dive in New England waters, one of the first Navy SEALs and a co-founder of National Association of Underwater Instructors according to published accounts.One...
  
   (1926 - 2008), American pioneer of scuba diving industry, one of the first Navy Seals
• Joe Cahill
  Joe Cahill
  Joe Cahill was a prominent Irish republican and former chief of staff of the Provisional Irish Republican Army .- Background :In May 1920, Cahill was born in Divis Street in West Belfast, Ireland, where his parents had been neighbours of the Scottish-born Irish revolutionary James Connolly.Cahill...
  
   (1920–2004), Irish republican and IRA leader
• John Cahill (footballer) (b. 1940), Australian rules football player and coach
• John Baptist Cahill
  John Baptist Cahill
  John Baptist Cahill was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth from 1900 to 1910....
  
   (1841–1910), English Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth
• John P. Cahill
  John P. Cahill
  John P. Cahill was the Secretary and Chief of Staff to New York Governor George E. Pataki and Development Chief of Lower Manhattan. Cahill advised the Governor on a wide array of critical policy issues...
  
   (contemporary), American politician from New York; Chief of Staff to New York Governor Pataki
• John T. Cahill
  John T. Cahill
  John T. Cahill lawyer and prosecutor . Cahill served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and was the lead prosecutor in the trial of former United States Circuit Judge Martin T. Manton, which led to Manton's conviction. Cahill was the son of a New York City Police Officer who...
  
   (1903-66), American lawyer and prosecutor
• Joseph Cahill
  Joseph Cahill
  John Joseph Cahill was Premier of New South Wales in Australia from 1952 to 1959. He is best remembered as the Premier who approved construction on the Sydney Opera House, and for his work increasing the authority of local government in the state.-Early years:Joe Cahill, as he was popularly known,...
  
   (1891–1959), Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales 1952–1959
• Keenan Cahill
  Keenan Cahill
  Keenan Cahill is a teenager from Elmhurst, Illinois whose lip-syncing of popular songs has brought his videos on YouTube to some of the most viewed online videos. Guest artists on his channel have included rapper 50 Cent in November 2010, David Guetta in January 2011, and Jersey Shore's Paul...
  
   (b. 1995). teenage viral video star
• Kevin Cahill
  Kevin Cahill
  Kevin Cahill is an American politician who has represented District 101 in the New York State Assembly since 1999. District 101 comprises large portions of Ulster County and both the town and village of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County. The towns of Woodstock, Ulster, and New Paltz are all part of his...
  
   (contemporary), American politician from New York; state representative
• Kevin Cahill (author)
  Kevin Cahill (author)
  Kevin Cahill FRSA is an author and investigative journalist, living in Devon, England...
  
   (b. 1944), Irish born author and investigative journalist
• Leo Cahill
  Leo Cahill
  Leo Cahill is a former head coach and general manager in the Canadian Football League, much of it spent with the Toronto Argonauts. Since 2004, Cahill has been serving as "goodwill ambassador" with the Argonauts. Has 5 children. Steve, Christy, Terry, Lisa and Bettye. He lives in Sarnia,...
  
   (b. 1930), American professional football coach with the CFL
• Mabel Cahill
  Mabel Cahill
  Mabel Esmonde Cahill was a female tennis player from Ireland ....
  
   (1863–unknown), Irish championship tennis player
• Martin Cahill
  Martin Cahill
  Martin "The General" Cahill was a prominent Irish criminal from Dublin.Cahill generated a certain notoriety in the media, which referred to him by the sobriquet "The General". The name was also used by the media in order to discuss Cahill's activities while avoiding legal problems with libel...
  
   (1949–1994), Irish criminal known as The General
• Mary Ann Cahill (b. 1927), A founder of La Leche League International
  La Leche League International
  La Leche League International is an international nonprofit organization that distributes information on and promotes breastfeeding...
  
  
• Mary Beth Cahill
  Mary Beth Cahill
  Mary Beth Cahill is an American political figure, who served as the campaign manager of Senator John Kerry's campaign for the Democratic nomination for President...
  
   (contemporary), American political figure, campaign manager for John Kerry
• Mike Cahill
  Mike Cahill
  Micheal Cahill is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Cahill enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won five doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
  
   (b. 1952), American tennis player
• Mike Cahill (director)
  Mike Cahill (director)
  Mike Cahill is an American film director and screenwriter.-Background:Mike Cahill was born in New Haven, Connecticut on 5 July 1979. His first forays into filmmaking were with Fisher-Price and VHS camcorders when he was young. After high school, Cahill studied economics at Georgetown University,...
  
   (b. 1979), American filmmaker
• Ollie Cahill
  Ollie Cahill
  Ollie Cahill is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing with Bohemians in the League of Ireland. Cahill is primarily a left winger....
  
   (contemporary), Irish professional football player
• Patricia Cahill (disambiguation)
• Richard Cahill
  Richard Cahill
  Richard Cahill was an English professional footballer. An outside right, he played in the Football League for just one club, Blackpool. He played 21 League games for the club during the 1911–12 campaign.-References:...
  
  , English professional football player
• Robert Ellis Cahill
  Robert Ellis Cahill
  Robert Ellis Cahill was a folklorist and author. He was the author of more than three dozen books on New England history and folklore, as well as on scuba diving, shipwrecks and pirates....
  
   (1934–2005), American author of books on history, folklore, shipwrecks, and pirates
• Ronnie Cahill
  Ronnie Cahill
  Ronald Maurice Cahill is a former American football quarterback for the Chicago Cardinals.He was signed by the Cardinals as a replacement for Bud Schwenk, who had joined the armed forces...
  
   (b.1915), American football player

• Rowan Cahill
  Rowan Cahill
  Rowan Cahill is an Australian radical historian and journalist with background as a teacher, and farmhand, and has variously worked for the trade union movement as a rank and file activist, delegate and publicist...
  
   (b. 1945), Australian historian and journalist
• Sally Cahill
  Sally Cahill
  Sally Cahill is a Canadian voice actor and onscreen actress.She is known for providing the voice of Ada Wong in Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 4 and The Darkside Chronicles...
  
   (contemporary), American voice actor and screen actress
• Sally Cahill
  Sally Cahill (Australian actress)
  Sally Cahill is an Australian actress, best known for playing Barbara Davidson in the television series Prisoner.She has subsequently appeared in Water Rats, All Saints and Home and Away.-External links:...
  
   (contemporary), Australian actress
• Sarah Cahill (b. 1978), American beauty queen
• Sarah Cahill
  Sarah Cahill (pianist)
  Sarah Cahill , an American pianist born in Washington, D.C., is a long-time resident of Berkeley, California. She is best known for performances of new works, many of them written for her...
  
   (b. 1960), American pianist, writer and radio host
• Thaddeus Cahill
  Thaddeus Cahill
  Thaddeus Cahill was a prominent inventor of the early 20th century. He is widely credited with the invention of the first electromechanical musical instrument, which he dubbed the telharmonium....
  
   (1867–1934), inventor of the telharmonium
• Thomas Cahill
  Thomas Cahill
  Thomas Cahill is an American scholar and writer. He is best known for The Hinges of History series, a prospective seven-volume series in which the author recounts formative moments in Western civilization.-Biography:...
  
   (b. 1940), American scholar and writer
• Thomas Cahill
  Thomas Cahill (soccer)
  Thomas W. Cahill was an Irish American athlete, coach and businessman who was one of the founding fathers of soccer in the United States.-Early life:...
  
   (1864-1951), American soccer coach
• Tim Cahill
  Tim Cahill
  Timothy Filiga "Tim" Cahill is an football player of Australian nationality who plays for Everton and the Australian national football team...
  
   (b. 1979), Australian professional football player
• Tim Cahill
  Tim Cahill (writer)
  Tim Cahill is a travel writer who lives in Livingston, Montana, United States. He is a founding editor of Outside magazine and currently serves as an "Editor at Large" for the magazine.-Biography:...
  
   (b. 1943), American travel writer and magazine editor
• Timothy P. Cahill
  Timothy P. Cahill
  Timothy P. Cahill is a former Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver-General and was an independent candidate in the 2010 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election.-Early political career:...
  
   (b. 1959), American politician from Massachusetts; state treasurer
• Tom Cahill (1924–1983), Australian politician from New South Wales
• Trevor Cahill
  Trevor Cahill
  Trevor John Cahill is a right-handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.-Career:...
  
   (b. 1988), American baseball player for the Oakland Athletics
  Oakland Athletics
  The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
  
  
• William T. Cahill
  William T. Cahill
  William Thomas Cahill was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 46th Governor of New Jersey, from 1970 to 1974, and who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the U.S...
  
   (1912–1996), American politician from New Jersey; U.S. Representative

Fictional Characters:
The 39 Clues

The 39 Clues

The 39 Clues consists of two series of adventure books, The Clue Hunt and Cahills vs. Vespers, combining reading, online gaming, and card collecting...

: Amy Cahill, Dan Cahill, Grace Cahill, Hope Cahill, Beatrice Cahill, Fiske Cahill, James Cahill, Henry Cahill, Olivia Cahill, Gideon Cahill, Luke Cahill, Katherine Cahill, Thomas Cahill, Jane Cahill, and Madeleine Cahill.

See also

• Cahill Expressway
  Cahill Expressway
  The Cahill Expressway is the first true freeway constructed in Sydney, Australia. It starts from the Eastern Distributor and Cross City Tunnel in Woolloomooloo, and runs through a series of sunken cuttings and tunnels between the Royal Botanical Gardens and The Domain...
  
  , Sydney, Australia
• Cahill Gordon & Reindel
  Cahill Gordon & Reindel
  Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP is a prominent New York-based international law firm with offices in New York, Washington, D.C. and London...
  
  , American law firm based in New York
• Cahill Racing
  Cahill Racing
  Cahill Racing was a Indy Racing League IndyCar Series team owned by Iowa businessman Larry Cahill. The team initially was active from 1998-2002. From 1999 to 2000 the team was sponsored by Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce, a company with a history of failing to complete the commitments of their auto racing...
  
  , Indy car Racing team
• Cahill Stadium
  Cahill Stadium
  The Cahill Stadium was an arena in Summerside, Prince Edward Island designed for ice hockey events and was home to the Summerside Western Capitals hockey team, who won a Royal Bank Cup in the building in 1997...
  
  , Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
• John Cahill Medal
  John Cahill Medal
  The John Cahill Medal, named after Port Adelaide Power's inaugural AFL coach John Cahill, is awarded to the Best and Fairest player every season for the Port Adelaide Football Club.-Recipients:-Multiple Recipients:...
  
  , award in Australian rules football
• McCahill
  McCahill
  -Persons:*Jim McCahill , English football chairman*Mark P. McCahill , American developer of internet technology*Tom McCahill , American automotive journalist*Crystal McCahill , Playboy Playmate May 2009...