English
McGinley
McGinley comes from Irish Mac Fhionnghaile ‘son of Fionnghal’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Fhionnghaile‘son of Fionnghal’
- EnglishtodayMcGinley
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Fhionnghaile‘son of Fionnghal’
- EnglishtodayMcGinley
A compound of fionn ‘fair’ + gal ‘valor’
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
Proto-Indo-European *windo-
Proto-Celtic *windos ‘white’
Old Irish find ‘white’
Irish fionn ‘fair’
Proto-Celtic *galā ‘ability’
Old Irish gal ‘ardor’
Irish gal ‘valor’
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnghaile (‘son of Fionnghal’), a personal name composed of the elements fionn (‘fair’) + gal (‘valor’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Fhionnghaile
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Fhionnghaile / McGinley