English
McEnery
McEnery comes from Irish Mac Innéirghe ‘son of Innéirghe’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Innéirghe‘son of Innéirghe’
- EnglishtodayMcEnery
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Innéirghe‘son of Innéirghe’
- EnglishtodayMcEnery
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Innéirghe (‘son of Innéirghe’), a personal name apparently derived from éirghe (‘rising, rise’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Innéirghe
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Innéirghe / McEnery