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Ó Brádaigh

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Irish

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Etymology

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Literally descendant of Brádach, a name of uncertain origin, possibly from Old Irish brágae (neck, throat).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ó Brádaigh m (genitive Uí Bhrádaigh)

  1. a male surname originating as a patronymic, feminine equivalent Ní Bhrádaigh

Descendants

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  • English: Brady

Mutation

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Mutated forms of Ó Brádaigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Ó Brádaigh nÓ Brádaigh hÓ Brádaigh not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1990), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 46