English
Scally
Scally comes from Irish Mac Scalaidhe.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Scalaidhe
- EnglishtodayScally
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Scalaidhe
- EnglishtodayScally
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Scalaidhe, a patronymic surname from scolaidhe (‘scholar’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Scalaidhe
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Scalaidhe / Scally