English
McKiernan
McKiernan comes from Irish Mac Thighearnáin ‘son of Thighearnán’, and goes back to tighearna ‘lord, master’.
- Irishc. 1200–presenttighearna‘lord, master’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Thighearnáin‘son of Thighearnán’diminutive of tighearna
- EnglishtodayMcKiernan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presenttighearna‘lord, master’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentMac Thighearnáin‘son of Thighearnán’diminutive of tighearna
- EnglishtodayMcKiernan
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Thighearnáin (‘son of Thighearnán’), a diminutive of tighearna (‘lord, master’).
Every English word from Irish tighearna
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish tighearna / McKiernan