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Cathal
Pronunciation	English: /ˈkɒhəl/; Irish: [ˈkahəlˠ]
Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	Irish; Scottish Gaelic; English
Origin
Language(s)	Celtic
Derivation	cath + val
Meaning	"battle" + "ruler"
Other names
See also	Cathal, Cathel, Cahal, Charles, Cahill, Kathel

Cathal is a common given name in Ireland, spelled the same in both the Irish and English languages. The name is derived from two Celtic elements: the first, cath, means "battle"; the second element, fal, means "rule".^[1] There is no feminine form of Cathal. The Gaelic name has several anglicised forms, such as Cathel,^[2] Cahal, Cahill and Kathel.^[3] It has also been anglicised as Charles,^[3] although this name is of an entirely different origin as it is derived from a Germanic element, karl, meaning "free man".^[4]

As is evident from the list below, the name was in medieval times most popular in Ireland's two western provinces, Munster and Connacht.

^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 343, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, Irish Gaelic: name derived from the Old Celtic vocabulary elements cath battle + val rule. It was borne by a 7th-century saint who served as head of the monastic school at Lismore, before being appointed bishop of Taranto in south Italy. In Gaelic Scotland the name appears to have been borne only by descendants of the Mac Mhuirichs, a learned family of Irish origin.
^ Maceachen, Ewan (1922), Maceachen's Gaelic-English Dictionary (4, revised and enlarged ed.), The Northern Counties Newspaper and Printing and Publishing Company, pp. 467–469
^ ^a ^b MacFarlane, Malcolm (1912), The School Gaelic Dictionary prepared for the use of learners of the Gaelic language, Stirling: Eneas Mackay, p. 144
^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 52, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1

[Hanks-343-1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 343, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, Irish Gaelic: name derived from the Old Celtic vocabulary elements cath battle + val rule. It was borne by a 7th-century saint who served as head of the monastic school at Lismore, before being appointed bishop of Taranto in south Italy. In Gaelic Scotland the name appears to have been borne only by descendants of the Mac Mhuirichs, a learned family of Irish origin.

[Maceachen-2] Maceachen, Ewan (1922), Maceachen's Gaelic-English Dictionary (4, revised and enlarged ed.), The Northern Counties Newspaper and Printing and Publishing Company, pp. 467–469

[MacFarlane-3] MacFarlane, Malcolm (1912), The School Gaelic Dictionary prepared for the use of learners of the Gaelic language, Stirling: Eneas Mackay, p. 144

[Hanks-52-4] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 52, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1

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Origin
Pronunciation	English: /ˈkɒhəl/ Irish: [ˈkahəlˠ]
Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	Irish Scottish Gaelic English
Language(s)	Celtic
Derivation	cath + val
Meaning	"battle" + "ruler"
Other names
See also	Cathal, Cathel, Cahal, Charles, Cahill, Kathel