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O'Neill (surname)
The surname O'Neill is of Irish Gaelic origin, spelling variations include O'Neal, O'Neil, Ó Neill, Ó Néill, Ua Néill, Uí Néill and Neill
==Origins==
:''For the histories of the prominent families, please see the article'' O'Neill dynasty.
The surname O'Neill is an Anglicization of the original Gaelic ''Ua Néill'', composed of the elements ''ua'', meaning "grandson" or "descendant," and of the Gaelic name ''Niall''. The meaning of the ''Niall'' is disputed, but has been suggested as "cloud", "passionate" or "champion". The progenitor of the family is said to be Niall Glúndub of the Cenél nEógain, however it would have been his great-grandsons, who lived in the tenth century, that would have been the first to use the surname.
It is due to the Anglicization of the original Gaelic that the several spelling variations have emerged, during the transcribing of the name into English. Irish and Scottish variants also exist and include MacNeal, MacNiel and MacNeill, which arose when the ''ua'' element in the name was replaced with ''mac'', meaning "son of." Ó has replaced Ua since the end of a standard Gaelic and its gradual evolution into Scottish, Manx and Irish. O'Neill is also occasionally found used as a given name.
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