Meaning & origin
What it means
Mahaffy is an alternative form of Mahaffey. Mahaffey goes back to Irish Mac Dhuibhshíthe, meaning “son of Dhuibhshíth.”
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Where it comes from
Mahaffy is an alternative form of Mahaffey. Mahaffey comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mahaffy’s family of names
In English usage, Mahaffy as a surname has a related form in MAHAFFEY.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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