Etymology

McCrory

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

Irish Mac Ruaidhrí
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Ruaidhrí“son of Ruaidhrí”
  2. English todayMcCrory

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Ruaidhrí (“son of Ruaidhrí”), a personal name composed of the elements ruadh (“red”) + rí (“king”).

Words from the same roots

IrishMac Ruaidhrí all →

McCreary

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.