Doyle
[ˈdɔɪl]Meaning
from Irish Ó Dubhghaill, 'descendant of Dubhghall'
Background Story
Doyle is an Irish surname, an Anglicised form of Ó Dubhghaill, which means "descendant of Dubhghall". The personal name Dubhghall is made of dubh "black" and gall "stranger". A second possible origin is the Anglo-Norman surname D'Oyley, from one of the places named Ouilly in Normandy. The surname is known through Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
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