English
McFeely
McFeely comes from Irish Mac Fithcheallaigh ‘son of the chess player’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Fithcheallaigh‘son of the chess player’
- EnglishtodayMcFeely
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Fithcheallaigh‘son of the chess player’
- EnglishtodayMcFeely
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fithcheallaigh (‘son of the chess player’), from fithcheallach (‘chess player’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Fithcheallaigh
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Fithcheallaigh / McFeely