Etymograph

English

Mooney

Mooney comes from Irish Ó Maonaigh ‘descendant of Maonach’, from maoineach ‘rich, wealthy’, and ultimately from Middle Irish maínech.

  1. Middle Irishc. 900–1200maínech
  2. Irishc. 1200–presentmaoineach‘rich, wealthy’
  3. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Maonaigh‘descendant of Maonach’
  4. EnglishtodayMooney

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Irishc. 900–1200maínech
  2. Irishc. 1200–presentmaoineach‘rich, wealthy’
  3. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Maonaigh‘descendant of Maonach’
  4. EnglishtodayMooney

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maonaigh (‘descendant of Maonach’), a personal name derived from maoineach (‘rich, wealthy; precious, beloved’).

Every English word from Middle Irish maínech

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

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

Etymograph / Middle Irish maínech / Mooney

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