Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maolalaidh ‘descendant of Maolaladh’, a personal name composed of the elements maol ‘chieftain’ + aladh ‘speckled’, ‘piebald’. This was originally a Galway name.
GIVEN NAMES: Irish 7%. Brendan, Conn.
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