Etymograph

English

McGivern

McGivern comes from Irish Mac Uidhrín ‘son of Uidhrín’, from odhar ‘dun’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *udros.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*udrosreconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900odur‘dun, greyish-brown’
  3. Middle Irishc. 900–1200odor
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentodhar‘dun’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Uidhrín‘son of Uidhrín’
  6. EnglishtodayMcGivern

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*udrosreconstructed
  2. Old Irishc. 600–900odur‘dun, greyish-brown’
  3. Middle Irishc. 900–1200odor
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentodhar‘dun’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Uidhrín‘son of Uidhrín’
  6. EnglishtodayMcGivern

The story

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Uidhrín (‘son of Uidhrín’), a personal name which is from a diminutive of odhar (‘dun’).

Every English word from Proto-Celtic *udros

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *udros / McGivern

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