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Cahill is a name of Irish origin. In Irish, It is the anglicized version of the Gaelic "O'Cathal" meaning "descendant of Cathal." "O'Cathal" consists of two parts: "cad" means battle and "valos" means mighty or powerful. The name may refer to:
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- Persons
- Barry Cahill (contemporary), Irish Gaelic Football player
- Charles Cahill (disambiguation)
- Christina Cahill (née Boxer, b. 1957), former British middle distance athlete
- Darren Cahill (b. 1965), Australian professional tennis player and coach
- Eddie Cahill (b. 1978), American actor
- Edward Cahill (1867–1941), Irish Jesuit priest and academic
- Erin Cahill (b. 1980), American actress
- Gary Cahill (b. 1985), English football player
- Holger Cahill (1887–1960), Icelandic-American Director of the U.S. Federal Art Project
- Horace T. Cahill (fl. 20th c.), American politician; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1939–1945
- James F. Cahill (1926 - 2008), American pioneer of scuba diving industry, one of the first Navy Seals
- Joe Cahill (1920–2004), Irish republican and IRA leader
- John Cahill (footballer) (b. 1940), Australian rules football player and coach
- John Baptist Cahill (1841–1910), English Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth
- John P. Cahill (contemporary), American politician from New York; Chief of Staff to New York Governor Pataki
- Joseph Cahill (1891–1959), Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales 1952–1959
- Kevin Cahill (contemporary), American politician from New York; state representative
- Kevin Cahill (author) (b. 1944), Irish born author and investigative journalist
- Leo Cahill (b. 1930), American professional football coach with the CFL
- Mabel Cahill (1863–unknown), Irish championship tennis player
- Martin Cahill (1949–1994), Irish criminal known as The General
- Mary Beth Cahill (contemporary), American political figure, campaign manager for John Kerry
- Matthew Cahill (contemporary), English role model, campaigner for the introduction of Jedi religion
- Mildred Ann Cahill (1925-2002) Alaskan homesteader
- Ollie Cahill (contemporary), Irish professional football player
- Patricia Cahill (contemporary), Irish singer
- Reginald T. Cahill Australian theoretical physicist and main founder of Process Physics.
- Robert Ellis Cahill (1934–2005), American author of books on history, folklore, shipwrecks, and pirates
- Rowan Cahill (b. 1945), Australian historian and journalist
- Sally Cahill (contemporary), American voice actor and screen actress
- Sally Cahill (contemporary), Australian actress
- Sarah Cahill (b. 1978), American beauty queen
- Sarah Cahill (b. 1960), American pianist, writer and radio host
- Thaddeus Cahill (1867–1934), inventor of the teleharmonium
- Thomas Cahill (b. 1940), American scholar and writer
- Thomas Cahill (1864-1951), American soccer coach
- Tim Cahill (b. 1979), Australian professional football player
- Tim Cahill (b. 1943), American travel writer and magazine editor
- Timothy P. Cahill (b. 1959), American politician from Massachusetts; state treasurer
- Tom Cahill (1924–1983), Australian politician from New South Wales
- Trevor Cahill (b. 1988), American baseball player for the Oakland Athletics
- William T. Cahill (1912–1996), American politician from New Jersey; U.S. Representative
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