English
McDorman
McDorman may come from Irish Mac Dornáin ‘son of Dornán’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Dornáin‘son of Dornán’uncertain
- EnglishtodayMcDorman
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Dornáin‘son of Dornán’uncertain
- EnglishtodayMcDorman
The story
Perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dornáin (‘son of Dornán’), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of dorn (‘fist’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Dornáin
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Dornáin / McDorman