Etymology

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

Irish Mac Uileagóid
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Uileagóid“son of Uileagód”
  2. English todayMcElligott

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uileagóid (“son of Uileagód”), a diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.