Boy's name
Cathal
“KA-hal”
IPA: /ˈkahəlˠ/
cath + val, 'strong in battle'
The story behind the name
Cathal Crobhderg, 'Cathal of the Wine-Red Hand', was the last effective king of Connacht before the Norman tide, and died a monk in 1224. Cathal Brugha (Brugha) was the first Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil and died in the Civil War.
Where the name belongs
Famous people with this name
- Cathal Brugha (1874–1922) — Irish revolutionary and politician
- Cathal Ó Searcaigh (born 1956) — Irish poet
- Cathal Dunne (born 1953) — Irish singer
- Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair (1152–1224) — King of Connacht
- Cathal Goulding (1922–1998) — member of the IRA
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Cathal on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
Surnames built on this name
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