Ó Néill

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Gaelic-language surname surname

Ó Néill is a historic Irish Gaelic surname associated with the powerful O'Neill dynasty of Ulster, traditionally claiming descent from the legendary Niall of the Nine Hostages.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Domnall Ua Néill	1
Ó Néill means descendant of Niall in Irish	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gaelic-language surname ⓘ surname ⓘ
associatedDynasty	O'Neill dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedFamily	Cenél nEógain NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish clan system ⓘ Ulster Gaelic lordships ⓘ
associatedWithTitle	High Kings of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings of Ailech NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings of Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Gaelic-language surnames ⓘ Irish families ⓘ Irish royal families ⓘ Surnames of Irish origin ⓘ
clanType	Irish royal dynasty ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Ireland ⓘ
derivedFromGivenName	Niall NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Gaelic ⓘ
etymologicalElement	Néill (genitive of Niall) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ó (grandson/descendant of) ⓘ
hasAnglicisedForm	Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ O Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ O'Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVariant	Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ O Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ O'Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalLanguage	Irish ⓘ
historicalPowerBase	Inishowen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tír Eoghain NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalReligion	Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalStatus	noble family name ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Irish ⓘ
meaning	descendant of Niall ⓘ
notableBranch	O'Neills of Clannaboy NERFINISHED ⓘ O'Neills of Tyrone NERFINISHED ⓘ O'Neills of the Fews NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ
script	Latin alphabet ⓘ
traditionalAncestor	Niall of the Nine Hostages NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalDescentFrom	Niall of the Nine Hostages NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAs	family name ⓘ
usedBy	Irish diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish people ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill → familyName → Ó Néill ⓘ

O'Neill dynasty → hasEtymology → Ó Néill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ó Néill means descendant of Niall in Irish

O'Neil → isAnglicisationOf → Ó Néill ⓘ

Uí Néill → notableMember → Ó Néill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Domnall Ua Néill