Cleary - Last Names

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Cleary

/ˈklɪəri/

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Moderate

Meaning

Descendant of the learned one or cleric

Represents wisdom, scholarship, and spiritual insight, reflecting a lineage associated with education and religious learning.

Symbolism

Embodies intellectual clarity, moral integrity, and ancestral pride, symbolizing a connection to heritage and knowledge.

Etymology: Derived from the Irish Gaelic 'Ó Cléirigh', meaning 'descendant of Cléireach', which refers to a clerk or cleric, from 'cléireach' meaning 'clergyman' or 'scholar'. The name was historically associated with hereditary historians and poets in medieval Ireland.

Style & Origin

traditional

Cultural Background

Originating in Ireland, Cleary is an Anglicized form of an Irish Gaelic surname with strong historic

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