# O'Connell

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #19,920

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A locality in the Bathurst council area and the Oberon council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
Anglicization of Irish Ó Conaill (“descendant of Connel”).

## Easily confused with
- **O'Donnell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/o-connell-vs-o-donnell)

## Common misspellings (9)
`'oconnell`, `o'cconnell`, `o'cnonell`, `o'conell`, `o'conenll`, `o'connel`, `o'connlel`, `o'ocnnell`, `oc'onnell`

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