Cahill (, or ) is a name of Irish origin. It is the
anglicised
Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...
version of the
Gaelic
Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to:
Languages
* Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...
"Ó Cathail" meaning "descendant of
Cathal".
"Cathal" consists of two parts: "cath" means battle; the second could be "val" (rule), so that the name as a whole meant "battle ruler" or "strong in battle", or it could be "all" (great), so that the name as a whole meant "great warrior".
People with the surname
Notable people with the surname include:
*
Barry Cahill (actor) (1921–2012), Canadian-born actor
*
Barry Cahill (Gaelic footballer) (born 1981), Irish Gaelic football player
*
Bernard J. S. Cahill (1866–1944), American architect and cartographer
*
Brendan J. Cahill
Brendan John Cahill (born November 28, 1963) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic church, Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas, Diocese of Victoria in Texas since 2015. ...
(born 1963), American catholic bishop
*
Charles Cahill (ice hockey) (1904–1954), Canadian ice hockey player
*
Charles Cahill (rugby league) (1916–2007), Australian rugby league footballer and coach
*
Christina Cahill (''née'' Boxer, born 1957), British middle-distance athlete
*
Darren Cahill
Darren Cahill (born 2 October 1965) is an Australian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. In addition, Cahill is a tennis analyst for the Grand Slam events on the US sports network ESPN and a coach with the Adidas Player Developm ...
(born 1965), Australian tennis player and coach
*
Eddie Cahill
Edmund Patrick Cahill (born January 15, 1978) is an American actor known for portraying "Miracle on Ice" goalie Jim Craig in the 2004 film ''Miracle'', and for playing the roles of Tag Jones in ''Friends'' and Detective Don Flack in '' CSI: NY. ...
(born 1978), American actor
*
Edward Cahill (priest) (1868–1941), Irish Jesuit priest and academic
*
Edward Cahill (pianist) (1885–1975), Australian concert pianist
*
Edward Cahill (jurist) (1843–1922), justice of the Michigan Supreme Court in 1890
*
Ellen Cahill (1863–1934), street singer also known as "Killarney Kate"
* Emmet Cahill (born 1990), Irish tenor, member of
Celtic Thunder
*
Erin Cahill (born 1980), American actress
*
Frank S. Cahill (1876–1934), Canadian politician
*
Gary Cahill (born 1985), English football player
*
George F. Cahill (1869–1935), American inventor
*
Holger Cahill (1887–1960), Icelandic-American Director of the US Federal Art Project
*
Horace T. Cahill (1894–1976), American politician; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1939–1945
*
Jackie Cahill (born 1957), Irish politician
*
James Cahill (art historian)
James Francis Cahill (; August 13, 1926 – February 14, 2014) was an American art collector and historian who taught at the University of California, Berkeley. He was considered one of the world's top authorities on Chinese art.
Early life and e ...
(1926–2014), American art historian
*
James Cahill (snooker player), (born 1995) English snooker player
*
James F. Cahill (1926–2008), American scuba diving pioneer, one of the first Navy Seals
*
Joe Cahill (1920–2004), Irish republican and IRA leader
*
John Cahill (footballer) (born 1940), Australian rules football player and coach
*
John Baptist Cahill (1841–1910), English Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth
*
John T. Cahill (lawyer) (1903–1966), American lawyer and prosecutor
*
Joseph Cahill
John Joseph Cahill (21 January 189122 October 1959), also known as Joe Cahill or J. J. Cahill, was a long-serving New South Wales politician, railway worker, trade unionist and New South Wales Labor Party, Labor Party Premier of New South Wale ...
(1891–1959), Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales 1952–1959
*
Josh Cahill (born 1986), German-Czech aviation vlogger
*
Julie McNally Cahill (born 1966), creator of ''Gym Partner'' and ''Littlest Pet Shop''
*
Keenan Cahill (born 1995), teenager known for viral video
*
Kevin A. Cahill (born 1955), American politician from New York; state representative
*
Kymba Cahill (born 1980), Australian Radio Host
*
Leo Cahill (1928–2018), American professional football coach
*
Lily Cahill (1888–1955), American actress
*
Mabel Cahill (1863–1905), Irish championship tennis player
*
Máiría Cahill (born 1981), Irish politician
*
Marie Cahill (1866–1933), Broadway stage actress
*
Martin Cahill
Martin Cahill (23 May 1949 – 18 August 1994) was an Irish crime boss from Dublin. He masterminded a series of burglaries and armed robberies. He was shot and killed while out on bail for kidnapping charges. The Provisional Irish Republican Ar ...
(1949–1994), Irish criminal
*
Mary Beth Cahill
Mary Beth Cahill (born December 1954) is an American political advisor who served as the campaign manager of the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign. She was Kerry's second campaign manager, replacing Jim Jordan in November 2003, after Jordan wa ...
(born 1954), American political figure, campaign manager for John Kerry
*
Michael T. Cahill, Dean of
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn Law School (BLS) is a Private university, private law school in New York City. Founded in 1901, it has approximately 1,100 students. Brooklyn Law School's faculty includes 60 full-time faculty, 15 emeriti faculty, and adjunct faculty.
...
*
Mike Cahill (tennis) (born 1952), American tennis player
*
Mike Cahill (director) (born 1979), American filmmaker
*
Ollie Cahill (born 1975), Irish professional football player
*
Pat Cahill (born 1949), Texas High School football coach
*
Patricia Cahill (drug smuggler) (born 1973), British teen, imprisoned in Thailand
*
Patricia Cahill (singer)
Patricia Cahill (3 March 1942 – 11 May 2022) was an Irish singer. Her first appearance in public was in Dublin's Theatre Royal at the age of seventeen.
Career
Cahill's first commercial recording, ''Ireland's Patricia Cahill sings for you'' ...
(1942–2022), Irish singer
*
Pearse Cahill (1917–2011), Irish aviation pioneer
*
Richard Cahill (
fl.
''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...
1911–1912), English professional football player
* Richard T. Cahill Jr. (born 1971), American author of ''
Hauptmann's Ladder'' (on Lindbergh kidnapping)
*
Robert Ellis Cahill (1934–2005), American author
*
Robyn Cahill, Australian politician
*
Ronnie Cahill (1915–1992), American football player
*
Rowan Cahill (born 1945), Australian historian and journalist
*
Sarah Cahill (model) (born 1978), American beauty queen and model
*
Sarah Cahill (pianist) (born 1960), American pianist, writer and radio host
*
Ted Cahill (rugby league) (
fl.
''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...
1950s), English rugby player
*
Thaddeus Cahill
Thaddeus Cahill (June 18, 1867 – April 12, 1934) was a prominent american inventor of the early 20th century. He is widely credited with the invention of the first electromechanical musical instrument, which he dubbed the telharmonium.
He st ...
(1867–1934), inventor of the telharmonium
*
Thomas Cahill (1940–2022), American scholar and writer
*
Thomas Cahill (bishop) (1913–1978), Australian Roman Catholic bishop
*
Thomas Cahill (soccer) (1864–1951), American soccer coach
*
Tim Cahill
Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "hi ...
(born 1979), Australian soccer player
*
Tim Cahill (writer) (born 1943), American travel writer and magazine editor
*
Tim Cahill (producer) (born 1966), creator of ''Gym Partner'' and ''Littlest Pet Shop''
*
Timothy P. Cahill (born 1959), American politician from Massachusetts; state treasurer
*
Tom Cahill (American football) (1919–1992), football player and coach
*
Tom Cahill (Australian politician) (1924–1983), Australian politician from New South Wales
*
Trevor Cahill
Trevor John Cahill (born March 1, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Roy ...
(born 1988), American baseball player
*
William T. Cahill (1912–1996), American politician from New Jersey; US Representative
Fictional characters
* Amy Cahill, Dan Cahill, Grace Cahill, Hope Cahill, Beatrice Cahill, Fiske Cahill, James Cahill, Henry Cahill, Olivia Cahill, Gideon Cahill, Luke Cahill, Katherine Cahill, Thomas Cahill, Jane Cahill, and Madeleine Cahill in ''
The 39 Clues''.
* Red Cahill, character in the ''
In The Heat of the Night'' second-season episode "Walkout"
* J. D. Cahill, title character in the 1973 movie ''
Cahill U.S. Marshal
''Cahill U.S. Marshal'' is a 1973 American Western (genre), Western film in Technicolor starring John Wayne as a driven lawman in a black hat. The film was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and filmed on location in Durango, Mexico. The supportin ...
''
Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
/ref>
* Alex Cahill, main character in ''Walker, Texas Ranger
''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action fiction, action Crime drama, crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both the film and the series starring Chuck Norr ...
'' portrayed by Sheree J. Wilson
* Dr. Cahill, character in
Futurama
'
* Jordan Cahill, character from ''Stuck in the Suburbs
''Stuck in the Suburbs'' is a 2004 American comedy film that premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie. It was released on July 16, 2004, and stars Danielle Panabaker as Brittany Aarons and Brenda Song as Natasha Kwon-Schwartz. Brittany, a ...
'' played by Taran Killam
*Terry Cahill from the Canadian film FUBAR
Military slang is a colloquial language used by and associated with members of various military forces. This page lists slang words or phrases that originate with military forces, are used exclusively by military personnel or are strongly associa ...
Entertainment
* Cahill (band)
Cahill are a dance music group based in Liverpool, UK, consisting of producers Anton Powers, Tim Condran and Scott Rosser. They are best known for their 2008 single, " Trippin' on You", which features vocals from Nikki Belle.
Background
Ca ...
, a dance-music group based in Liverpool, UK
See also
* McCahill
*
References
External links
Cahill
at irishsurnames.com
{{surname, Cahill
Surnames of Irish origin