Etymology

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

Irish Mac Fhlannchaidh
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Fhlannchaidh“son of Flannchadh”
  2. English todayMcClancy

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhlannchaidh (“son of Flannchadh”), a personal name which is derived from flann (“red”).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.