English
McClinton
McClinton comes from Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntáin ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Fintán’, from fionn ‘white’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *windos.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*windos‘white’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900find‘white’
- Irishc. 1200–presentfionn‘white’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Giolla Fhionntáin‘son of the servant of (Saint) Fintán’
- EnglishtodayMcClinton
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*windos‘white’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900find‘white’
- Irishc. 1200–presentfionn‘white’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Giolla Fhionntáin‘son of the servant of (Saint) Fintán’
- EnglishtodayMcClinton
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntáin (‘son of the servant of (Saint) Fintán’), a personal name which derives from a hypocoristic form of fionn (‘white’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
video, guy, idea, story, provide, evidence, review, visit, advice, guide, interview, witness, wise, vision, historic, wisdom, visa, advise, wit, idol, invisible, wizard, evident, historian, vista, visibility, witty, revise, guise, steroid, tabloid, prudent, envious, jurisprudence, prudence, revue, improvise, druid, vide, avis, 121 more
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *windos / McClinton