McEvoy

M3C3E1V4O1Y4

proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhuidhe ← Irish Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe →
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Meanings

proper nounMcEvoy (plural McEvoys)

plural McEvoys · alternative McAvoy

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Fhíodhbhuidhe
  2. Scottish GaelicMac Giolla Bhuidhe“son of the yellow-haired lad”
  3. EnglishMcEvoy

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (“son of the yellow-haired lad”) and Irish Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe, a patronymic originally from fíodhbhadhach (“woodman”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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