- O~keefe
O'Keeffe (Irish: Ó Caoimh), also O'Keefe, Keef, or Keefe, is the name of an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork, particularly around Fermoy and Duhallow.
Meaning: Surname
Origin: Irish - O~shay
O'Shay. Buy JPG Image » Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name O'Shay is O Seaghdha, which is modified to O Se. The surname is derived from the word seaghdha which means hawk like but has a secondary meaning of stately.
Meaning: Surname
Origin: Irish - O~shea
In modern Irish this surname is usually O'Sé and the anglicised version is O'Shea or Shea. The name is derived from the Gaelic word 'séaghdha' which means hawklike or stately. The O'Sheas were primarily a Kerry sept and their power base was the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry.
Meaning: Surname
Origin: Irish
