Cahill

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Cahill is a name of Irish origin. The name may refer to:

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  • Barry Cahill (contemporary), Irish Gaelic Football player
  • Charles Cahill (disambiguation)
  • Christina Cahill (née Boxer)(b. 1957), former British middle distance athlete
  • Darren Cahill (b. 1965), Australian professional tennis player and coach
  • Eddie Cahill (b. 1978), American actor
  • Edward Cahill (1867–1941), Irish Jesuit priest and academic
  • Erin Cahill (b. 1980), American actress
  • Gary Cahill (b. 1985), English football player
  • Holger Cahill (1887–1960), Icelandic-American Director of the U.S. Federal Art Project
  • Horace T. Cahill (fl. 20th c.), American politician; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1939–1945
  • Joe Cahill (1920–2004), Irish republican and IRA leader
  • John Cahill (b. 1940), Australian rules football player and coach
  • John Baptist Cahill (1841–1910), English Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth
  • John P. Cahill (contemporary), American politician from New York; Chief of Staff to New York Governor Pataki
  • Joseph Cahill (1891–1959), Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales 1952–1959
  • Kevin Cahill (contemporary), American politician from New York; state representative
  • Kevin Cahill (author) (b. 1944), Irish born author and investigative journalist
  • Leo Cahill (b. 1930), American professional football coach with the CFL
  • Mabel Cahill (1863–unknown), Irish championship tennis player
  • Martin Cahill (1949–1994), Irish criminal known as The General
  • Mary Beth Cahill (contemporary), American political figure, campaign manager for John Kerry
  • Mildred Ann Cahill (1925-2002) Alaskan homesteader
  • Ollie Cahill (contemporary), Irish professional football player
  • Patricia Cahill (contemporary), Irish singer
  • Reginald T. Cahill Australian theoretical physicist and main founder of Process Physics.
  • Robert Ellis Cahill (1934–2005), American author of books on history, folklore, shipwrecks, and pirates
  • Rowan Cahill (b. 1945), Australian historian and journalist
  • Sally Cahill (contemporary), American voice actor and screen actress
  • Sally Cahill (contemporary), Australian actress
  • Sarah Cahill (b. 1978), American beauty queen
  • Sarah Cahill (b. 1960), American pianist, writer and radio host
  • Thaddeus Cahill (1867–1934), inventor of the teleharmonium
  • Thomas Cahill (b. 1940), American scholar and writer
  • Tim Cahill (b. 1979), Australian professional football player
  • Tim Cahill (b. 1943), American travel writer and magazine editor
  • Timothy P. Cahill (b. 1959), American politician from Massachusetts; state treasurer
  • Tom Cahill (1924–1983), Australian politician from New South Wales
  • William T. Cahill (1912–1996), American politician from New Jersey; U.S. Representative, Governor of New Jersey
Origin

Cahill is the anglicized version of the Gaelic O' Cathal meaning "descendant of Cathal." O' Cathal consists of two parts being "cad" and "valos". "cad" means battle and "valos" means mighty or powerful.

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