Leary

  • [ LEER-ee ]
  • Irish
Anglicized form of LAOGHAIRE.

LAOGHAIRE   male   Irish
Modern Irish form of LÓEGAIRE.
LóEGAIRE   male   Irish Mythology, Ancient Irish
Means "calf herder", derived from Irish loagh "calf". In Irish mythology Lóegaire Búadach was an Ulster warrior. He saved the life of the poet Áed, but died in the process. This was also the name of several Irish high kings.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT IRISH: Lóegaire
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Lóegaire
IRISH: Laoghaire