The story
- Irish · derived fromÓ Maolaodhóg“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Maodhóg”
- English todayLogue
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolaodhóg (“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Maodhóg”), a hypocoristic of aodh (“fire”). Compare Molloy. Also from Ó Laoghóg (“descendant of Laoghóg”), a diminutive of laogh (“calf”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.