Conghalach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Congalach, from congalach (“valiant, martial”) (whence the modern Irish literary term conghalach (“valorous”)).

Proper noun

Conghalach m (genitive Conghalaigh)

1. a male given name from Middle Irish

Derived terms

• Mac Conghalaigh (surname)
  • English: McConnelly, McConnolly
• Ó Conghalaigh (surname)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Conghalach	Chonghalach	gConghalach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, pages 57–58