English
Trainor
Trainor comes from Irish Mac Thréinfhir ‘son of Thréinfhear’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Thréinfhir‘son of Thréinfhear’
- EnglishtodayTrainor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Thréinfhir‘son of Thréinfhear’
- EnglishtodayTrainor
A compound of tréan ‘strong’ + fear ‘man’
Proto-Indo-European *(s)treg- ‘to be stiff, rigid, strong’
Proto-Celtic *trexsnos ‘strong’
Old Irish trén ‘strong man’
Irish tréan ‘strong’
Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to hunt’
Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós ‘man’
Proto-Celtic *wiros ‘man’
Old Irish fer ‘man’
Irish fear ‘man’
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Thréinfhir (‘son of Thréinfhear’) a personal name composed of the elements tréan (‘strong’) + fear (‘man’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Thréinfhir
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Thréinfhir / Trainor