Etymology

McCraney

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

Irish Mac Bhranaigh
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Bhranaigh“son of Branach”
  2. English todayMcCraney

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Bhranaigh (“son of Branach”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of bran (“raven”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.