McAdory

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac an Deoraidh ← Old Irish déorad →
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Meanings

proper nounMcAdory (plural McAdorys)

plural McAdorys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. Old Irishdéorad“stranger, outlaw”
  2. IrishMac an Deoraidh“son of the stranger”
  3. EnglishMcAdory

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac an Deoraidh (“son of the stranger”), from Old Irish déorad (“stranger, outlaw”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

McAdory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAdory

MLA

“McAdory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAdory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McAdory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McAdory.

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