Doherty

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Doherty

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From Irish Ó Dochartaigh.

proper noun Daugherty · Dougherty

A surname from Irish. Paul Doherty came to the rescue when his wife Georgina went into labour early just minutes from their local hospital.
A locality in Temagami municipality, Nipissing District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.

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Closest in meaning: dougherty, lamont, o'doherty, donohue, docherty, donahoe, doyne, daugherty, donahue, donohew, donoghue, doheny, doyle, o'donohue, donohoe, donaghue

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"Doherty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/doherty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Doherty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/doherty

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"Doherty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/doherty.

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@misc{doherty_2026,
  title = {Doherty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doherty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}