English
Mulroy
Mulroy comes from Irish Ó Maolruaidh ‘descendant of Maolruadh’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Maolruaidh‘descendant of Maolruadh’
- EnglishtodayMulroy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Maolruaidh‘descendant of Maolruadh’
- EnglishtodayMulroy
A compound of maol ‘chief’ + ruadh ‘red’
Proto-Celtic *mailos ‘bald’
Old Irish máel ‘bald, hornless, blunt’
Irish maol ‘chief’
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolruaidh (‘descendant of Maolruadh’), a personal name composed of the elements maol (‘chief’) + ruadh (‘red’).
Every English word from Irish Ó Maolruaidh
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Maolruaidh / Mulroy