O'Neill
American theater dramatist
O'Neill is an Irish surname, from a Gaelic name meaning "descendant of Niall." It ranks among the most common Irish family names.
Eugene O'Neill was America's preeminent 20th-century playwright, known for *Long Day's Journey into Night* and other tragedies.
The surname appears in various spellings: O'Neil, O'Neal, Neill.
Of the Emerald Isle
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- genealogyStudy of family descent
Ulster · Tyrone · chieftain · patronymic · diaspora · heritage · family crest · ancestry
Male given name
- theaterVenue for live drama
- Nobel PrizeHighest academic honor
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- American dramaPlays from the States
mourning · Electra · expressionism · Broadway · Pulitzer · dramaturgy · autobiographical · alcoholism
Leader of a tribe
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- Elizabeth IFinal Tudor sovereign
- UlsterIrish northern province
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
Entering water deliberately
- neopreneSynthetic rubber polymer
- surfingRiding waves standing up
- Santa CruzCalifornia coastal university city
- watersportsAthletic activities on water
scuba · bodyboarding · thermal protection · surf culture · California · triathlon · ocean · cold water
Irish
Of the Emerald Isle
genealogy · Ulster · Tyrone · chieftain · patronymic · diaspora · heritage · family crest · ancestry · immigration
Eugene
Male given name
- theaterVenue for live drama
- Nobel PrizeHighest academic honor
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
American drama · mourning · Electra · expressionism · Broadway · Pulitzer · dramaturgy · autobiographical · alcoholism · family dysfunction
chieftain
Leader of a tribe
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- Elizabeth IFinal Tudor sovereign
- UlsterIrish northern province
diving
Entering water deliberately
- neopreneSynthetic rubber polymer
- surfingRiding waves standing up
- Santa CruzCalifornia coastal university city
watersports · scuba · bodyboarding · thermal protection · surf culture · California · triathlon · ocean · cold water · paddleboarding
- Irish SurnamesO'Brien, Murphy, Kelly, O'Connor, Walsh
- American LiteratureThe Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Scarlet Letter, Moby-Dick, Moby Dick
- Modern TheaterIbsen, Chekhov, Beckett, Miller, Williams
- PlaywrightsWilliam Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Chekhov, Ibsen
- Action Sports BrandsQuiksilver, Billabong, Volcom, Roxy, Burton
- Irish NamesO'Brien, O'Connor, O'Sullivan, O'Donnell, O'Reilly
O'NeillNeil Simon
American comic playwright
Oscar Wilde · P.G. Wodehouse · Cole Porter · farce · light comedy
O'NeillGeorge Bernard Shaw