English Explanatory Dictionary

McCaffrey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Word forms

McCaffrey McCaffreys Caffrey McCaffery

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Gafraidh (“son of Gafradh”), a Gaelicized form of the personal name Godfrey. Compare the surname McGorry.

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