Mawhinney

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Choinnich ← Irish Mac Choinnigh →
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Meanings

proper nounMawhinney (plural Mawhinneys)

plural Mawhinneys

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Choinnigh“son of Coinneach”
  2. Scottish GaelicMac Choinnich
  3. EnglishMawhinney

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Choinnich and Irish Mac Choinnigh (“son of Coinneach”).

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APA

Mawhinney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mawhinney

MLA

“Mawhinney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mawhinney. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mawhinney,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mawhinney.

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