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in reply to a message by Tom Duffy
According to MacLysaght, 'Duffy/Ó Dubhthaigh' is one of those pan-Ireland surnames found everywhere.
The root appellation 'dubhthach' seems to be just an adjectival form of the word 'black/dubh' (there are a few), possibly cognate with modern Irish 'dubhach' which means it may carry the added definitions 'sombre' and 'melancholy.'
I would pronounce Ó Dubhthaigh [OH DOOV-ee], or maybe [OH DOOV-hee].
The root appellation 'dubhthach' seems to be just an adjectival form of the word 'black/dubh' (there are a few), possibly cognate with modern Irish 'dubhach' which means it may carry the added definitions 'sombre' and 'melancholy.'
I would pronounce Ó Dubhthaigh [OH DOOV-ee], or maybe [OH DOOV-hee].
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