# Flaherty

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #35,291

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
From Irish Flaithbheartach, Flaithbheartaigh (“bright ruler”), from flaith (“prince, ruler”) + Proto-Celtic *berxtos (“bright, shining”), cognate with Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`falherty`, `fflaherty`, `flaehrty`, `flaherrty`, `flahertty`, `flahertyy`, `flaheryt`, `flahetry`, `flahherty`, `flahrety`, `flhaerty`, `fllaherty`, `lfaherty`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flaherty