Etymology

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

Irish Ó Maolruanaidh
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Maolruanaidh“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Ruanadh”
  2. English todayMoroney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolruanaidh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Ruanadh”).

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