What is the origin of the name Foley?
1: Irish (southern): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Foghladha ‘descendant of Foghlaidh’ a byname meaning ‘pirate marauder plunderer’.2: Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Searraigh (see McSharry) [...]
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What is the origin of the name Foley?
1: Irish (southern): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Foghladha ‘descendant of Foghlaidh’ a byname meaning ‘pirate marauder plunderer’.2: Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Searraigh (see McSharry) [...]