Etymograph

English

McNally

McNally comes from Irish Mac Con Allaidh.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentMac Con Allaidh
  2. EnglishtodayMcNally

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentMac Con Allaidh
  2. EnglishtodayMcNally

The story

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Con Allaidh (son of the wild hound) derived from cú allaid (‘wild hound, wild dog’), or in Connacht Irish Mac an Fhailghigh derived from failgheach (‘poor man’).

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

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

Etymograph / Irish Mac Con Allaidh / McNally