Surname

McDormand

“son of Dornán”

McDormand is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McDormand is a form of McDorman. McDorman possibly goes back to Irish Mac Dornáin, meaning “son of Dornán.”

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Where it comes from

McDormand is a form of McDorman. McDorman possibly comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

McDormand’s family of names

In English usage, McDormand as a surname has a related form in MCDORMAN.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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“son of David”

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McPartland is a surname from Irish.

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Sibling ideas

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