Aodh (given name) Aodh (given name) Aodh (; ) is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic male given name, originally meaning "fire". Feminine forms of the name include Aodhnait and Aodhamair. It appears in even more variants as a surname. As a surname, the root or a variant may be prefixed by "O", "Ó", or "Ui" (meaning "from" or "descendant of"), "Mac" or "Mc" (meaning "son of"), or "Nic" (meaning "daughter of"). The name was originally related to an Irish god of the underworld. The masculine given name Hugh is a common anglicization, although the names are not etymologically linked (see Hughes (surname), Hughes
Forrestal (surname) Forrestal (surname) Forrestal or Forristal (Irish: Ó Fuireastal), is an old Irish surname common in the southeast of Ireland, namely in the counties of Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford. The name has been spelled in many different forms, all of which are related to the same family including; O'Forristal, Forrestal, Forristal, Forestal, Forestal, Forrestall, Foristal, and in medieval times, Forstall. Forestell is a variation found in Canada. Also, in Gaelic Irish as Ó Fuireastal (pronounced O'Furristhawl), Mac Fuireastal, and Mac An Choill. The Forristals were rooted in Glenmore parish, County Kilkenny, where they held several castles, some of which were located