English
Guinness
Guinness comes from Irish Mac Aonghusa.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Aonghusaliterally ‘son of Angus’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004Guinness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Aonghusaliterally ‘son of Angus’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004Guinness
Earliest quotation: 2004, Guinnesses: “I shoulda deaded it from genesis instead of hittin'…”
Every English word from Irish Mac Aonghusa
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Aonghusa / Guinness