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McHale

McHale proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McHale (plural McHales)

  1. A surname from Irish.
    • Max Cross cut a fine figure as the Colonel, Percy Penny was a somewhat unducal Duke, while Edgar McHale gave a particularly good rendering of the Major.1922, Musical News and Herald, volumes 62-63, page 780

Forms of McHale

pluralMcHales

Origin of McHale

Anglicized form of Irish mac céile (“son of the companion”) or, alternatively, from Irish Mac Haol (“son of Haol”), a Gaelicized form of Howell.

Questions about McHale

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

Words near McHale in the dictionary

  1. MCH
  2. McHaffey
  3. McHaffeys
  4. McHaffie
  5. McHaffies
  6. McHale
  7. McHales
  8. McHan
  9. McHaney
  10. McHaneys
  11. McHans

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