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Halferty

Halferty proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Halferty (plural Halfertys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Halferty

pluralHalfertys
alternative formHilferty

Origin of Halferty

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAilbheartaigh (“descendant of Ailbeartach”), a personal probably derived from ilbeartach (“accomplished”).

Questions about Halferty

What does Halferty mean?
Halferty means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Halferty?
Halferty is a proper noun.

Words near Halferty in the dictionary

  1. halfedges
  2. halfely
  3. halfendeal
  4. halfer
  5. halfers
  6. Halferty
  7. Halfertys
  8. halfexpect
  9. halfful
  10. halfgod
  11. halfgods

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