Cathal
| Cathal | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
/ˈkæhəl/ Irish: [ˈkahəlˠ] |
| Gender | Masculine |
| Language(s) | Irish, English, Scottish Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Celtic |
| Derivation | cath + val |
| Meaning | "battle" + "ruler" |
| Other names | |
| See also | Cathal, Cathel, Cahal, Charles, Cahill, Kathel |
Cathal is a common given name in the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and English languages. The name is derived from two Celtic elements: the first, cath, means "battle"; the second element, val, means "rule".[1] There is no feminine form of Cathal unlike names such as Adrian. The Gaelic name has several Anglicised forms, such as Cathal,[2] Cathel,[3] Cahal, Cahill and Kathel.[4] It has also been Anglicised as Charles,[4] although this name is of an entirely different origin as it is derived from a Germanic element, karl, meaning "free man".[5]
As is obvious from the list below, the name was in medieval times most popular in Ireland's two western provinces, Munster and Connacht.
People with the name
- St. Cathal of Taranto (d. 685), archbishop
- Cathal mac Áedo (d. 627), king of Munster
- Cathal Cú-cen-máthair (d. 665), king of Munster
- Cathal mac Muiredaig (d. 735), king of Connacht
- Cathal mac Finguine (d. 742), king of Munster
- Cathal mac Murchadh (d. 816), king of Uí Maine
- Cathal mac Conchobair (d. 925), king of Connacht
- Cathal mac Tadg (d. 973), king of Connacht
- Cathal mac Donnubáin (fl. 1014), king of Uí Chairpre Áebda
- Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair (d. 1224), king of Connacht
- Cathal mac Conchobair Ruadh Ua Conchobair (d. 1288), king of Connacht
- Cathal mac Domhnall Ua Conchobair (d. 1324), king of Connacht
- Cathal Óg Mac Maghnusa (d. 1498), main compiler of the Annals of Ulster
- Cathal Buí Mac Giolla Ghunna (d. 1756), poet
- Cathal Brugha (d. 1922), revolutionary
- Cathal Dunne (singer), represented Ireland in Eurovision Song Contest 1979
- Cathal Ó Searcaigh (b. 1956), poet
- Cathal Coughlan (singer)
- Cathal Breslin (b. 1978), concert pianist from Northern Ireland
- Cahal Daly Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1990 to 1996
- Cathal Smyth Singer and songwriter, better known as Chas Smash of the British band Madness
- Cathal J. Dodd (b. 1956), singer and voice actor
- Cathal Pendred (b. 1987), retired mixed martial artist
See also
References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 343, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ↑ Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, London: Routledge, p. 714, ISBN 0-203-22259-8
- ↑ Maceachen, Ewan (1922), Maceachen's Gaelic-English Dictionary (4, revised and enlarged ed.), The Northern Counties Newspaper and Printing and Publishing Company, pp. 467–469
- 1 2 MacFarlane, Malcolm (1912), The School Gaelic Dictionary prepared for the use of learners of the Gaelic language, Stirling: Eneas Mackay, p. 144
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 52, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
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