Surname
Mcelhinney
“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”
McElhinney is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McElhinney goes back to Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh, meaning “son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh (“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcelhinney’s family of names
In English usage, Mcelhinney as a surname has a related form in MCCLENNY. In English usage, Mcelhinney as a surname has a related form in MCCLENNY. In English usage, Mcelhinney as a surname has a related form in MCELHANEY.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
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.
Similar names
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“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Ruanadh”
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“son of the servant of (Saint) Canice”
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“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Ruanadh”
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“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Earc”
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