Quealy
Encyclopedia
Quealy is a surname
in the English language
. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish
Ó Cadhla
.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish
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 Cadhla
Ó Cadhla
Ó Cadhla is a masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "descendant of Cadhla". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form of the surname for unmarried females is Ní Chadhla. The forms for...
.
People with the surname
- Michael QuealyMichael QuealyMichael A. Quealy is a former Fine Gael politician in Ireland. He was a senator from 1987 to 1989, elected to the 18th Seanad on the Agricultural Panel, but was not re-elected in the 1989 elections.-References:...
, former Fine Gael politician in Ireland - Gerit QuealyGerit QuealyGerit Quealy is an American writer, editor, and actor.She is the co-author of Wedding Flowers and Wedding Cakes and Flowers , and an editor of Fifty Things to Do When You Turn Fifty ....
, American writer, editor, Shakespearean scholar, and actor