Mulvey

M3U1L1V4E1Y4
/ˈmʌl.vi/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh →
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Meanings

proper nounMulvey (countable and uncountable, plural Mulveys)

plural Mulveys

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Maoilmhiadhaigh“descendant of Maoilmhiadhach”
  2. EnglishMulvey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh (“descendant of Maoilmhiadhach”), a personal name composed of the elements maol (“servant, devotee”) + miadhach (“honorable”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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