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Transferred use of the Anglicized Irish surname, which is from the Gaelic Mac Caollaidhe (son of Caollaidhe) and O'Caollaidhe (descendant of Caollaidhe). The name is derived from caol (slender). Var: Kailee, Kaili, Kali, Kaylea,
I actually feel bad for my daughter Caitlin, because she has the correct modern spelling of the name, but because so many people have come up with ways to misspell it the original form is no longer considered the correct way to spell it. Most people assume there should be a K or a y in there and she hates it when people spell her name wrong.
That would be Macauley (or however it gets spelled on this side of the Atlantic; nineteenth century immigration officials weren't really picky and not at all consistent). So yeah, there's a connection to the Ould Sod, but claiming "Kayleigh" is the Real Honest-To-Gosh Official Irish Name With The Official Irish Spelling is at best naive and optimistic. Now if her name were, say, Gormflaith or Proinceas, we'd be talking.
Really??? Considering I saw the same for myself, on medical documents, I"d say it wasn't a fake. You'd be surprised the names we come across in our health system
Really??? Considering I saw the same for myself, on medical documents, I"d say it wasn't a fake. You'd be surprised the names we come across in our health system
We named our daughter Marilena. It is a combination of my husbands Grandmother Mary and my great grandmother Madlena. Lena is pronounced as Layna.
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