English Explanatory Dictionary

McEldowney

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Word forms

McEldowney McEldowneys Downey

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Giolla Dhomhnaigh (“son of the lad of the Sunday”), from giolla (“lad, boy”) and Domhnach (“Sunday”).

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