Meaning & origin
What it means
McEvilly goes back to Irish Mac an Mhílidh, meaning “son of the knight.”
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How it developed
From Irish Mac an Mhílidh (“son of the knight”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcevilly’s family of names
In English usage, Mcevilly as a surname has a related form in McEvilley. In English usage, Mcevilly as a surname has a related form in McEvilley.
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.
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