Etymology

McConville

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

Irish Mac Conmhaoil
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Conmhaoil“son of Conmhaol”
  2. English todayMcConville

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Conmhaoil (“son of Conmhaol”), a personal name composed of the elements cú (“hound”) and maol (“bald”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.