Given name & surname · also Irish
McAuliffe
“the son of Olaf”
McAuliffe is a variant of Macauliffe. One interpretation is “the son of Olaf.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
McAuliffe is a variant of Macauliffe. One interpretation is “the son of Olaf.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
McAuliffe comes from Irish, and ultimately from Old Norse.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Mac Amhlaoibh (“son of Amhlaoibh”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
McAuliffe’s family of names
McAuliffe has a related form in Macauliffe. In English usage, McAuliffe as a surname has a related form in Macauliffe. In English usage, McAuliffe as a surname has a related form in MCAULIFF.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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