Surname
Malarky
“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Earc”
Malarky is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Malarky is a form of Mullarkey. Mullarkey possibly goes back to Irish Ó Maoilearca, meaning “descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Earc.”
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Where it comes from
Malarky is a form of Mullarkey. Mullarkey possibly comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Malarky’s family of names
In English usage, Malarky as a surname has a related form in MULLARKEY.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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