English
McAdory
McAdory comes from Irish Mac an Deoraidh ‘son of the stranger’, and goes back to Old Irish déorad.
- Old Irishc. 600–900déorad‘stranger, outlaw’
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac an Deoraidh‘son of the stranger’
- EnglishtodayMcAdory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Irishc. 600–900déorad‘stranger, outlaw’
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac an Deoraidh‘son of the stranger’
- EnglishtodayMcAdory
The story
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac an Deoraidh (‘son of the stranger’), from Old Irish déorad (‘stranger, outlaw’).
Every English word from Old Irish déorad
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Irish déorad / McAdory