O'Connell (name)

O'Connell is a noble surname of Irish origin.

[1] It is an anglicisation of the Irish Ó Conaill (meaning "descendant of Conall").

[1] The personal name Conall is composed of the elements con (from cú meaning "hound") and gal (meaning "valour").

[1] The O'Connell family were a noted clan of Derrynane, Munster.