English
McCrory
McCrory comes from Irish Mac Ruaidhrí ‘son of Ruaidhrí’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Ruaidhrí‘son of Ruaidhrí’
- EnglishtodayMcCrory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Ruaidhrí‘son of Ruaidhrí’
- EnglishtodayMcCrory
A compound of ruadh ‘red’ + rí ‘king’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘ruler, king’
Proto-Celtic *rīxs ‘king’
Old Irish rí ‘king’
Middle Irish rí ‘king’
Irish rí ‘king’
The story
Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Ruaidhrí (‘son of Ruaidhrí’), a personal name composed of the elements ruadh (‘red’) + rí (‘king’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Ruaidhrí
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Ruaidhrí / McCrory