English
McKennon
McKennon comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhionnáin ‘son of Fionnán’, from fionn ‘white’, and ultimately from Old Irish find.
- Old Irishc. 600–900find
- Scottish Gaelicmodernfionn‘white’
- Scottish Gaelic, derivedmodernMac Fhionnáin‘son of Fionnán’personal name representing diminutive of fionn
- EnglishtodayMcKennon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Irishc. 600–900find
- Scottish Gaelicmodernfionn‘white’
- Scottish Gaelic, derivedmodernMac Fhionnáin‘son of Fionnán’personal name representing diminutive of fionn
- EnglishtodayMcKennon
The story
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhionnáin (‘son of Fionnán’), a personal name representing a diminutive of fionn (‘white’).
Every English word from Old Irish find
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Irish find / McKennon