Hallissey is an English-language surname, derived from the Irish-language, and traditionally associated with the

Irish counties The counties of Ireland (Irish: ) are historic administrative divisions of the island into thirty-two units. They began as Norman structures, and as the powers exercised by the Cambro-Norman barons and the Old English nobility waned over time, ...

of Cork and Kerry.

Etymology

The name is derived from the

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 ...

''Ó hÁilgheasa'', a patronym meaning "descendant of ''Áilgheas''". The latter

personal name A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known ...

is derived from the Irish ''áilgheas'', meaning "eagerness". The modern Irish form of the name is ''Ó hÁileasa''.

Cognates

Other English-language surnames cognate to ''Hallissey'' include ''Hallessy'', ''Hallisey'', ''Hallisy'', ''Hallissy'', ''Hallisay'', ''O Hallishy'', and ''O Hallyse''.

Distribution

The surname ''Hallissey'' is traditionally found in

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...

and

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

, particularly in west Cork and south Kerry.

People

Hallisey

Charles Hallisey Charles Hallisey is the Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures at Harvard Divinity School and an authority on Sinhala literature and Theravada Buddhism. Biography Hallisey obtained his AB from Colgate University, M.Div. from Harvard ...

, lecturer on Buddhist literature * Connor Hallisey, American soccer player *

Laura Hallisey Laura Hallisey (born December 31, 1986) is a curler from Medfield, Massachusetts. In 2005, Hallisey made her national debut at the United States Junior Championships. She would ultimately compete in four Junior Nationals, winning the silver me ...

, American curler *

Olivia Hallisey Olivia Hallisey is an American scientist at Stanford University. Previously, she attended Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut. While a junior in high school, she won first prize in the 2015 Google Science Fair for inventing a low-cos ...

, American student who invented a rapid test for Ebola

Hallissey

Claire Hallissey Claire Hallissey is a British distance runner. She competed for Britain at the 2009 World Half Marathon Championships coming 25th. In 2010, she ran her first marathon, in New York and in 2011 ran the Chicago Marathon. In 2012, she finished 11th ...

, British marathon runner

Hallisay

Brian Hallisay Brian Hallisay (born October 31, 1978) is an American actor, known for his roles as Will Davis in the CW drama series '' Privileged'' and Kyle Parks in the Lifetime drama series ''The Client List''. He starred on the television series '' Reveng ...

, American actor

References

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