"Ardal" meaning in Irish

See Ardal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɑːɾˠd̪ˠəl̪ˠ/ [Munster], /ˈaːɾˠd̪ˠəl̪ˠ/ [Munster], /ˈɑːɾˠd̪ˠəlˠ/ [Connacht, Ulster], /ˈaːɾˠd̪ˠəlˠ/ [Connacht, Ulster]
Etymology: From Middle Irish Ardgal, from Old Irish ard (“high, noble”) + gal (“warlike ardor, valor”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|Ardgal}} Middle Irish Ardgal, {{der|ga|sga|ard|t=high, noble}} Old Irish ard (“high, noble”) Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Ardail|||||||altform=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Ardal m (genitive Ardail), {{ga-proper noun|m|Ardail}} Ardal m (genitive Ardail) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut|msn}} Forms: Ardail [genitive], declension-1 no-plural [table-tags], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ardal [indefinite, nominative, singular], a Ardail [indefinite, singular, vocative], Ardail [genitive, indefinite, singular], Ardal [dative, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an tArdal [definite, nominative, singular], an Ardail [definite, genitive, singular], leis an Ardal [dative, definite, singular], don Ardal [dative, definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ardal [error-unrecognized-form], nArdal [eclipsis], hArdal [error-unrecognized-form], tArdal [error-unrecognized-form], Árdal [alternative], Ardghal [alternative], Árdghal [alternative]
  1. a male given name from Old Irish Tags: masculine Derived forms: Mac Ardail (english: McArdle) [surname]

Alternative forms

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      ]
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      ]
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        "Connacht",
        "Ulster"
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    }
  ],
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}

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