Maoltuile as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Maoltuile

What is the meaning of the name Maoltuile ?

The baby name Maoltuile is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced approx. /ˈmiːlˌtɪlə/ — 'MEEL-tih-luh'.

Maoltuile is Irish in Origin.

Maoltuile is a masculine Irish Gaelic name built from Old Irish Máel “tonsured one, devotee” and Tuile, a noun meaning “flood; abundance” and also used as an early personal byname. The compound is interpreted as “devotee of Tuile” or, more figuratively, “servant of the flood/abundance,” mirroring the common Gaelic pattern of theophoric or devotional names formed with Máel.

Attested in medieval Gaelic sources, Maoltuile later survives chiefly in the hereditary surname Ó Maoltuile, borne by learned families in the north and west of Ireland; as a given name it largely fell from use after the Middle Ages and is today exceedingly rare, though it may appear in Irish-language revival contexts. Variant spellings reflect historical orthography: Máel Tuile (Old Irish, spaced), Maeltuile (Middle Irish), and Maoltuile (Modern Irish). Surname forms include Ó Maoltuile and Uí Mhaoltuile; occasional anglicisations of the surname are Multully or Moltully.

⚙ We can't find Maoltuile in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.