Mullaney

M3U1L1L1A1N1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Maoilsheanaigh →
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Meanings

proper nounMullaney (plural Mullaneys)

plural Mullaneys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Maoilsheanaigh“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Seanach”
  2. EnglishMullaney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilsheanaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Seanach”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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