McGoldrick

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Ualghairg ← Old Irish garg ← Proto-Celtic *gargos →
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Meanings

proper nounMcGoldrick (plural McGoldricks)

plural McGoldricks · alternative Goldrick · alternative McGolrick

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*gargos“rough”
  2. Old Irishgarg
  3. IrishMac Ualghairg“son of Ualgharg”
  4. EnglishMcGoldrick

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ualghairg (“son of Ualgharg”), a personal name composed of the elements úall (“vanity, pride”) + garg (“fierce”) (from Old Irish garg, from Proto-Celtic *gargos (“rough”)).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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