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Thread #120951   Message #3911639
Posted By: Felipa
18-Mar-18 - 08:39 AM
Thread Name: Irish meanings
Subject: RE: Irish meanings
Jackeen, síol ("sheel") means a seed, so in this case I suppose a group of related people descended from someone name named Maolúr. The correct spelling of the genitive is Maolúir, with the "i" after the "u". Maol ("mweel")usually means bare, but can be part of a name (Maolcholm aka Malcolm)