English
Mullaney
Mullaney comes from Irish Ó Maoilsheanaigh ‘descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Seanach’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Maoilsheanaigh‘descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Seanach’
- EnglishtodayMullaney
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Maoilsheanaigh‘descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Seanach’
- EnglishtodayMullaney
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilsheanaigh (‘descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Seanach’).
Every English word from Irish Ó Maoilsheanaigh
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Maoilsheanaigh / Mullaney