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Boy · Old Irish
Cathal
Say it: KA-hul
Meaning
From Celtic catu- 'battle' and walos 'ruler': 'battle-ruler'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Rendered as Charles in English, by convention rather than meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 40 babies given this name since 1998
- At its height in 2000, about 1 in 196,300 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Charles |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair, king of Connacht
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Irish annals and early Irish literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.