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O'Doherty

O'Doherty proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

O'Doherty (plural O'Dohertys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of O'Doherty

pluralO'Dohertys

Origin of O'Doherty

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dochartaigh (“descendant of Dochartach”). Compare Doherty.

Questions about O'Doherty

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

Words near O'Doherty in the dictionary

  1. O'Dare
  2. O'Dea
  3. O'Deas
  4. O'Dell
  5. O'Docharty
  6. O'Doherty
  7. O'Dohertys
  8. O'Donald
  9. O'Donalds
  10. O'Donnel
  11. O'Donnell

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