Given name & surname
Mcelwee
“son of the yellow-haired lad”
McElwee is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McElwee goes back to Irish Mac Giolla Bhuidhe, meaning “son of the yellow-haired lad.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (“son of the yellow-haired lad”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcelwee’s family of names
In English usage, Mcelwee as a surname has a related form in MCELYEA. In English usage, Mcelwee as a surname has a related form in MCELYEA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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“son of the gentle lad”
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Mcelwain
“son of the servant of (Saint) Beathan”
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“son of Conchradh”
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Mcelrath
“son of the brindled lad”
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McErvale
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Mcevoy
“son of the yellow-haired lad”
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McEniff
McEniff is a surname from Irish.
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McEvitt
“son of David”
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