"Cathal" meaning in All languages combined

See Cathal on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Cathal. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=rule}}, {{bor|en|ga|Cathal}} Irish Cathal Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cathal
  1. A male given name from Irish.

Proper name [Irish]

IPA: /ˈkahəlˠ/ Forms: Chathail [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cathal [error-unrecognized-form], Chathal [lenition], gCathal [eclipsis]
Etymology: From Old Irish Cathal, from Proto-Celtic *Katuwalos (“strong in battle”), cognate with Gaulish Katouualos, Old Welsh Catgual, Welsh Cadwal. Related to Irish cath (“battle”), Proto-Celtic *walos (“prince, chief”), and the -all name suffix in Domhnall and Dónall (“Donald”), and Conall (“Connel”). Etymology templates: {{root|ga|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=rule}}, {{inh|ga|sga|Cathal}} Old Irish Cathal, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*Katuwalos||strong in battle}} Proto-Celtic *Katuwalos (“strong in battle”), {{cog|cel-gau|Katouualos}} Gaulish Katouualos, {{cog|owl|Catgual}} Old Welsh Catgual, {{cog|cy|Cadwal}} Welsh Cadwal Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Chathail|||||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} Cathal m (genitive Chathail), {{ga-proper noun|m|Chathail}} Cathal m (genitive Chathail) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Charles Tags: masculine
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