Cahill

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Cahill ({{IPAc-en|local|ˈ|k|ɑː|h|ɪ|l}}, {{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|k|ɑː|h|ɪ|l}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|eɪ|h|ɪ|l}}) is a name of Irish origin. It is the anglicised version of the Gaelic "Ó Cathail" meaning "descendant of Cathal".

"Cathal" consists of two parts: "cath" means battle; the second could be "val" (rule), so that the name as a whole meant "battle ruler" or "strong in battle",{{Cite web |url=http://www.names-meanings.net/name/cathal |title=Names & Meanings |access-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915172603/http://names-meanings.net/name/cathal |archive-date=15 September 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}[http://irish-baby-names.com/boys-names/boys-names-c/ Irish Baby Names] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030020601/http://irish-baby-names.com/boys-names/boys-names-c/ |date=30 October 2011 }}[http://www.behindthename.com/name/cathal Behind the Name] or it could be "all" (great), so that the name as a whole meant "great warrior".[http://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/Pedigrees1ProperNames.php Ancient Irish Proper Names][http://www.babynamesofireland.com/irish-boy-names Irish Boy Names]

People with the surname

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Notable people with the surname include:

Fictional characters

  • Amy Cahill, Dan Cahill, Grace Cahill, Hope Cahill, Beatrice Cahill, Fiske Cahill, James Cahill, Henry Cahill, Olivia Cahill, Gideon Cahill, Luke Cahill, Katherine Cahill, Thomas Cahill, Jane Cahill, and Madeleine Cahill in The 39 Clues.
  • Red Cahill, character in the In The Heat of the Night second-season episode "Walkout"[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0610693/ In the Heat of the Night: Season 2, Episode 17 Walkout (28 Mar. 1989)]
  • J. D. Cahill, title character in the 1973 movie Cahill U.S. Marshal[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069834/ Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)]
  • Alex Cahill, main character in Walker, Texas Ranger portrayed by Sheree J. Wilson
  • Dr. Cahill, character in [https://theinfosphere.org/Dr._Cahill Futurama]
  • Jordan Cahill, character from Stuck in the Suburbs played by Taran Killam

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