Etymology

Mullally

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

Irish Ó Maolalaidh
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Maolalaidh“descendant of Maolaladh”
  2. English todayMullally

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolalaidh (“descendant of Maolaladh”), a personal name composed by the elements maol (“chieftain”) + aladh (“speckled, piebald”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.