English Explanatory Dictionary

Flaherty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Word forms

Flaherty Flahertys Flaharty Fleharty Fluharty

Etymology

From Irish Flaithbheartach, Flaithbheartaigh (“bright ruler”), from flaith (“prince, ruler”) + Proto-Celtic *berxtos (“bright, shining”), cognate with Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).

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