Etymology

Mawhinney

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Scottish Gaelic Mac Choinnich ← Irish Mac Choinnigh
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Choinnigh“son of Coinneach”
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Choinnich
  3. English todayMawhinney

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Choinnich and Irish Mac Choinnigh (“son of Coinneach”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.