RONALD LUCEY

From the Old Norse personal name Rögnvaldr (composed of regin ‘advice, decision’ (also, ‘the gods’) + valdr ‘ruler’). This name was regularly used in the Middle Ages in northern England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influence was strong. It is now widespread throughout the English-speaking world.

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luasaigh, an altered form of Mac Cluasaigh, a Cork name meaning ‘son of Cluasach’, a byname originally denoting someone with large or otherwise noticeable ears (from cluas ‘ear’).