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 | | It is also very common for people of Gaelic origin to have surnames beginning with "O" or "Mc" (less frequently "Mac" and occasionally shortened to just "Ma" at the beginning of the name). |
 | | "O" comes from Ua (originally hUa), which means "grandson", or "descendant" of a named person. |
 | | Some common surnames that begin with O are: O Reilly, O Neill, O Brien, O Connor, O Leary, O Shaughnessy, O Donnell, O Powell, O Toole, O Meara, O Malley, O Hara, and O Bradaigh. |
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