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What does an o in front of an Irish name mean?

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It comes from a word meaning grandson or descendant

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What does o in front of many Irish names mean?
It's a contraction of "of the" ... As in David "of the Rileys" became David O'Riley.
What does an i in front of an Irish first name mean?
It's either a typo or s/he works for Apple. It may mean that that a letter is missing; female Irish surnames begin with "ní" before the main name,meaning daughter of.
What does the o mean in peoples names in Irish names?
the "O" in Irish means son of as in O'Brien is son of Brien
What does the Irish Mc names mean?
It is estimated that about 20% of Irish surnames have a Mac prefix. Mac means son; so Mac Carthaigh would mean 'son of Carthach'.
What does the name Cole mean in Irish?
The closest given name would be Comhghall anglicized as Cowal.I cannot determine a meaning for it.As a surname, MacCool and Gilhool are anglicized as "Cole".