Etymology

McGarrigle

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

Irish Mac Fhearghail
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Fhearghail“son of Fearghal”
  2. English todayMcGarrigle

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhearghail (“son of Fearghal”), a personal name composed of the elements fear (“man”) and gal (“courage”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.