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in reply to a message by Tom Duffy
According to the Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford University Press):
Duffy is the reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhthaigh ‘descendant of Dubhthach’, a byname derived from dubh ‘black’ (see Duff). This name was borne by a 6th-century saint who was archbishop of Armagh.
Also:
Scottish and Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe ‘son of Duibhshíth’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ (see Duff) + síth ‘peace’.
Re: pronunciation, I'm assuming O'Dubhthaigh is very similar to O'Duffy. I'm not positive.
Duffy is the reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhthaigh ‘descendant of Dubhthach’, a byname derived from dubh ‘black’ (see Duff). This name was borne by a 6th-century saint who was archbishop of Armagh.
Also:
Scottish and Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe ‘son of Duibhshíth’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ (see Duff) + síth ‘peace’.
Re: pronunciation, I'm assuming O'Dubhthaigh is very similar to O'Duffy. I'm not positive.
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