Etymograph

English

McAleer

McAleer comes from Irish Mac Giolla Uidihir ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Odhar’, from odhar ‘dun’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *udros.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*udrosreconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900odur‘dun, greyish-brown’
  3. Middle Irishc. 900–1200odor
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentodhar‘dun’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Giolla Uidihir‘son of the servant of (Saint) Odhar’
  6. EnglishtodayMcAleer

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*udrosreconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900odur‘dun, greyish-brown’
  3. Middle Irishc. 900–1200odor
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentodhar‘dun’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Giolla Uidihir‘son of the servant of (Saint) Odhar’
  6. EnglishtodayMcAleer

The story

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Giolla Uidihir (‘son of the servant of (Saint) Odhar’), a byname from odhar (‘dun; dull, dark’).

Every English word from Proto-Celtic *udros

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *udros / McAleer

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