English
Warnock
Warnock comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhearnóg ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Mearnóg’.
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac Giolla Mhearnóg‘son of the servant of (Saint) Mearnóg’
- EnglishtodayWarnock
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac Giolla Mhearnóg‘son of the servant of (Saint) Mearnóg’
- EnglishtodayWarnock
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhearnóg (‘son of the servant of (Saint) Mearnóg’), the patron saint of Kilmarnock.
Every English word from Scottish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhearnóg
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhearnóg / Warnock