English Explanatory Dictionary

Mulvey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌl.vi/

Word forms

Mulvey Mulveys

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh (“descendant of Maoilmhiadhach”), a personal name composed of the elements maol (“servant, devotee”) + miadhach (“honorable”).

Derived words

Mulveyan
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