Etymology

McAninch

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Mac Aonghuis
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromMac Aonghuis“son of Angus”
  2. English todayMcAninch

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Aonghuis (“son of Angus”). Compare McInnis.

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