Meanings
Origin
- IrishMac Innéirghe“son of Innéirghe”
- EnglishMcEnery
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Innéirghe (“son of Innéirghe”), a personal name apparently derived from éirghe (“rising, rise”).
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McEnery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McEnery
“McEnery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McEnery. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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