Cahill (locally /ˈ k ɑː h ɪ l UK :/ˈ k ɑː h ɪ l /ˈ k eɪ h ɪ l anglicised version of theGaelic "Ó Cathail" meaning "descendant ofCathal ".
"Cathal" consists of two parts: "cath" means battle; the second could be "val" (rule), so that the name as a whole meant "battle ruler" or "strong in battle",[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
People with the surname [ edit ] Notable people with the surname include:
Barry Cahill (actor) (1921–2012), Canadian-born actorBarry Cahill (Gaelic footballer) (born 1981), Irish Gaelic football playerBernard J. S. Cahill (1866–1944), American architect and cartographerBrendan J. Cahill (born 1963), American catholic bishopCharles Cahill (ice hockey) (1904–1954), Canadian ice hockey playerCharles Cahill (rugby league) (1916–2007), Australian rugby league footballer and coachChristina Cahill (née Boxer, born 1957), British middle-distance athleteDarren Cahill (born 1965), Australian tennis player and coachEddie Cahill (born 1978), American actorEdward Cahill (priest) (1868–1941), Irish Jesuit priest and academicEdward Cahill (pianist) (1885–1975), Australian concert pianistEdward Cahill (jurist) (1843–1922), justice of the Michigan Supreme Court in 1890Ellen Cahill (1863–1934), street singer also known as "Killarney Kate"Emmet Cahill (born 1990), Irish tenor, member ofCeltic Thunder Erin Cahill (born 1980), American actressFrank S. Cahill (1876–1934), Canadian politicianGary Cahill (born 1985), English football playerGeorge F. Cahill (1869–1935), American inventorHolger Cahill (1887–1960), Icelandic-American Director of the US Federal Art ProjectHorace T. Cahill (1894–1976), American politician; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1939–1945Jackie Cahill (born 1957), Irish politicianJames Cahill (art historian) (1926–2014), American art historianJames Cahill (snooker player) , (born 1995) English snooker playerJames F. Cahill (1926–2008), American scuba diving pioneer, one of the first Navy SealsJoe Cahill (1920–2004), Irish republican and IRA leaderJohn Cahill (footballer) (born 1940), Australian rules football player and coachJohn Baptist Cahill (1841–1910), English Roman Catholic Bishop of PortsmouthJohn T. Cahill (lawyer) (1903–1966), American lawyer and prosecutorJoseph Cahill (1891–1959), Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales 1952–1959Josh Cahill (born 1986), German-Czech aviation vloggerJulie McNally Cahill (born 1966), American creator ofGym Partner andLittlest Pet Shop Keenan Cahill (born 1995), teenager known for viral videoKevin A. Cahill (born 1955), American politician from New York; state representativeKymba Cahill (born 1980), Australian Radio HostLeo Cahill (1928–2018), American professional football coachLily Cahill (1888–1955), American actressMabel Cahill (1863–1905), Irish championship tennis playerMáiría Cahill (born 1981), Irish politicianMarie Cahill (1866–1933), Broadway stage actressMartin Cahill (1949–1994), Irish criminalMary Beth Cahill (born 1954), American political figure, campaign manager for John KerryMichael Cahill (born 1965/1966), Irish politicianMichael T. Cahill , Dean ofBrooklyn Law School Mike Cahill (tennis) (born 1952), American tennis playerMike Cahill (director) (born 1979), American filmmakerOllie Cahill (born 1975), Irish professional football playerPat Cahill (born 1949), Texas High School football coachPatricia Cahill (drug smuggler) (born 1973), British teen, imprisoned in ThailandPatricia Cahill (singer) (1942–2022), Irish singerPearse Cahill (1917–2011), Irish aviation pioneerRichard Cahill (fl. 1911–1912), English professional football playerRichard T. Cahill Jr. (born 1971), American author ofHauptmann's Ladder Robert Ellis Cahill (1934–2005), American authorRobyn Cahill , Australian politicianRonnie Cahill (1915–1992), American football playerRowan Cahill (born 1945), Australian historian and journalistSarah Cahill (model) (born 1978), American beauty queen and modelSarah Cahill (pianist) (born 1960), American pianist, writer and radio hostTed Cahill (rugby league) (fl. 1950s), English rugby playerThaddeus Cahill (1867–1934), inventor of the telharmoniumThomas Cahill (1940–2022), American scholar and writerThomas Cahill (bishop) (1913–1978), Australian Roman Catholic bishopThomas Cahill (soccer) (1864–1951), American soccer coachTim Cahill (born 1979), Australian soccer playerTim Cahill (writer) (born 1943), American travel writer and magazine editorTim Cahill (producer) (born 1966), creator ofGym Partner andLittlest Pet Shop Timothy P. Cahill (born 1959), American politician from Massachusetts; state treasurerTom Cahill (American football) (1919–1992), football player and coachTom Cahill (Australian politician) (1924–1983), Australian politician from New South WalesTrevor Cahill (born 1988), American baseball playerWilliam T. Cahill (1912–1996), American politician from New Jersey; US RepresentativeFictional characters [ edit ] Amy Cahill, Dan Cahill, Grace Cahill, Hope Cahill, Beatrice Cahill, Fiske Cahill, James Cahill, Henry Cahill, Olivia Cahill, Gideon Cahill, Luke Cahill, Katherine Cahill, Thomas Cahill, Jane Cahill, and Madeleine Cahill inThe 39 Clues Red Cahill, character in theIn The Heat of the Night [ 6] J. D. Cahill, title character in the 1973 movieCahill U.S. Marshal [ 7] Alex Cahill, main character inWalker, Texas Ranger Sheree J. Wilson Dr. Cahill, character inFuturama Jordan Cahill, character fromStuck in the Suburbs Taran Killam Terry Cahill from the Canadian filmFUBAR Sean Cahill character fromSuits Neal McDonough
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