Tighe () is an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
surname, derived from the
Old Gaelic
Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic ( sga, Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ga, Sean-Ghaeilge; gd, Seann-Ghàidhlig; gv, Shenn Yernish or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive writte ...
''O Taidhg''.
Notable persons with that name include:
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Ambrose Tighe
Ambrose Tighe (May 8, 1859 – November 11, 1928) was an American lawyer, politician, and academic from Minnesota. He was one of the five co-founders of William Mitchell College of Law.
Early life
Tighe was a first-generation American, born and ...
(1859–1928), American lawyer, politician, and academic
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Andrew Tighe (born 1955), Australian actor
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Brad Tighe (born 1984), Australian rugby league player
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Charles Tighe, (1927–2004), American lawyer and politician
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Eugene F. Tighe (1921–1994), American military officer
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Jack Tighe (1913–2002), American baseball manager
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James Tighe (born 1982), British wrestler
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Jan E. Tighe (born 1962), American military officer
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Karen Tighe
Karen Anne Tighe (pronounced "tie") is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio and television sports presenter. She grew up and was educated in Sydney, and completed a Bachelor of Arts in communications and psychology at Macquarie Universit ...
, Australian sports presenter
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Kevin Tighe
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ).
The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , a ...
(born 1944), American actor
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Mary Tighe (1772–1810), Irish poet
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Richard Lodge Tighe (1902-1938), American politician
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Robert Tighe (died 1620), English cleric and linguist
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Tommy Tighe, American sports radio broadcaster
References
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