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O'Keefe

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O'Keefe/O'Keeffe is an Irish surname, from the (Irish:caomh meaning 'beautiful').[1]

The surname is related to a number of Irish surnames, from O'Caomhain meaning ('son of Kevin'), more commonly anglicized as Kavanagh.[2] The surname Kevin, is associated with Mag Dhuibhfhinn meaning ('Dark Finn'), hence the surname Finn.[3]

The second is from Ó Geibheannaigh, anglicized as Keaveney, MacGeaveny and Geaney, now Kenny.[4]

Other related names include Caomhánach, Mag Dhuibhín, McKevin, McKinnon, MacKenzie, Quinn, Kennedy, McKenna, Kennan and Gannon.

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  1. ^ "Last name O%27KEEFE: Origin and meaning".
  2. ^ https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=cavan#:~:text=Cavan%20Family%20History-,Cavan%20Name%20Meaning,of%20Caomh%C3%A1nach%20(see%20Kavanagh%20). [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Given Coat of Arms, Family Crest - Free Image to View - Given Name Origin History and Meaning of Symbols".
  4. ^ "FamilyTreeDNA - Genetic Testing for Ancestry, Family History & Genealogy".