English
Mayo
Mayo comes from Irish Maigh Eo ‘plain of yew trees’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMaigh Eo‘plain of yew trees’
- EnglishtodayMayo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMaigh Eo‘plain of yew trees’
- EnglishtodayMayo
The story
The name of the village and county in Ireland is from Irish Maigh Eo (‘plain of yew trees’).
Every English word from Irish Maigh Eo
Today it means
name A county of Ireland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Maigh Eo / Mayo