English
McGarrigle
McGarrigle comes from Irish Mac Fhearghail ‘son of Fearghal’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Fhearghail‘son of Fearghal’
- EnglishtodayMcGarrigle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Fhearghail‘son of Fearghal’
- EnglishtodayMcGarrigle
A compound of fear ‘man’ + gal ‘courage’
Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to hunt’
Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós ‘man’
Proto-Celtic *wiros ‘man’
Old Irish fer ‘man’
Irish fear ‘man’
Proto-Celtic *galā ‘ability’
Old Irish gal ‘ardor’
Irish gal ‘courage’
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhearghail (‘son of Fearghal’), a personal name composed of the elements fear (‘man’) and gal (‘courage’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Fhearghail
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Fhearghail / McGarrigle