Name: Cathal

Gender: Male

Usage: Cathal, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Cathal are in general originating from Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Meaning: The meaning of the name Cathal is: Powerful in battle, Strong in battle.

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Numerology of the first name Cathal: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone

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The name Cathal is ranked on the 9,067th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.

We estimate that there are at least 28700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Cathal has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

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Cathal is a common given name in the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and English languages. The name is derived from two Celtic elements: the first, cath, means "battle"; the second element, val, means "rule". There is no feminine form of Cathal unlike names such as Adrian. The Gaelic name has several Anglicised forms, such as Cathal, Cathel, Cahal, Cahill and Kathel. It has also been Anglicised as Charles, although this name is of an entirely different origin as it is derived from a Germanic element, karl, meaning "free man".

As is obvious from the list below, the name was in medieval times most popular in Ireland's two western provinces, Munster and Connacht.


Irish Gaelic: name derived from the Old Celtic vocabulary elements cath battle + val rule. It was borne by a 7th-century saint who served as head of the monastic school at Lismore, before being appointed bishop of Taranto in south Italy. In Gaelic Scotland the name appears to have been borne only by descendants of the Mac Mhuirichs, a learned family of Irish origin.
Variants: Cathaldus; Cahal, Catheld, Kathel (Anglicized forms).

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