Given name & surname
Mcguffey
“son of Davuc”
McGuffey is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McGuffey goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhabhoig, meaning “son of Davuc.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Mcguffey as a surname may have developed from David. This connection is qualified rather than certain.
Mcguffey’s family of names
In English usage, Mcguffey as a surname may have developed from David. This connection is qualified rather than certain. In English usage, Mcguffey as a surname has a related form in MCDUFFIE. In English usage, Mcguffey as a surname has a related form in MCGUFFIE.
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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