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 [ 2 syll. cat-hal, ca-th-al ] The boy name Cathal is pronounced KAARHHahL KEY. Cathal is of Celtic and Germanic origin, and it is used mainly in Irish. From Celtic and Germanic roots, its meaning is 'battle-mighty'. Derived from cath which means 'warrior, battle' ; val which means 'to rule'. The name was borne by the 7th-century Saint Catald of Taranto, an Irish saint and friend of Saint Patrick. It was also borne by various Irish kings and descendants of the prominent Clan Macpherson (Gaelic Mac Mhuirichs) from Badenoch in Scotland. Variants of Cathal include Cahal (Irish), Cahir (Irish), Cal (English, Scottish, and Irish), Catald (Irish), Cathaldus (Irish), Catheld (Irish), and Kathel (Irish). In addition, Cathal is a variant (Irish) of Charles (English and French). Cathal is seldom used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly related to Cathal, Charles (English and French) was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Cathal include Carel (English), Carlisle (English), Carlo (Italian and Spanish), Carlyle (English), Carol (Romanian), Carrol (Romanian), Carroll (Romanian), Caryl (English), Curley (English), Kaarlo (Finnish), Karel (Czech, Dutch, and Slavic), Karle (English), Karol (Czech and Polish), Kerel, Kiral, Kiril (Slavic), Kirill (Russian), Kiryl (Russian), Kyrill (German), and Carl (English and German). KEY: English pronunciation for Cathal: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
