Etymology

McGinley

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

Irish Mac Fhionnghaile
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Fhionnghaile“son of Fionnghal”
  2. English todayMcGinley

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnghaile (“son of Fionnghal”), a personal name composed of the elements fionn (“fair”) + gal (“valor”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.