Boy's name

Dubhaltach

“DOOL-takh”

IPA: /ˈd̪ˠuːl̪ˠt̪ˠəx/

'black-jointed'

DúltachDualtaghDualdDudley

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

A rare name made famous by one man: Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh (Duald MacFirbis, died 1671), scribe, historian and genealogist, one of the last scholars trained in the old Gaelic way. Dudley was only an English substitute for it.

Quick answers

How do you pronounce Dubhaltach?

Dubhaltach is pronounced “DOOL-takh” (IPA: ˈd̪ˠuːl̪ˠt̪ˠəx). Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Dubhaltach mean?

Dubhaltach means 'black-jointed'.

Is Dubhaltach a boy's or a girl's name?

Dubhaltach is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How else is Dubhaltach spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Dúltach, Dualtagh, Duald, Dudley. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

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