English
McGlynn
McGlynn comes from Irish flann ‘blood-red’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- ‘to strike, hit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welh₃-‘to strike, hit’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*wlannosreconstructed
- Middle Irishc. 900–1200flann‘blood-red, crimson’
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘blood-red’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Fhloinn
- EnglishtodayMcGlynn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*welh₃-‘to strike, hit’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*wlannosreconstructed
- Middle Irishc. 900–1200flann‘blood-red, crimson’
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘blood-red’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Fhloinn
- EnglishtodayMcGlynn
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhloinn, from a personal name derived from flann (‘blood-red’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- ‘to strike, hit’
pull, vulnerable, invulnerability, convulsive, convulsion, 21 more
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- / McGlynn