Etymology

McCunniff

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

Irish Mac Conduibh
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Conduibh“son of the black hound”
  2. English todayMcCunniff

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conduibh (“son of the black hound”), from cú (“hound”) and dubh (“black”). Compare McAdoo and McNiff.

Words from the same roots

IrishMac Conduibh all →

McAdoo

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.