Etymology

McHenry

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

Irish Mac Éinrí
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Éinrí
  2. English todayMcHenry

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Éinrí, a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the personal name Henry.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.