Meaning & origin
What it means
McNeilly is a form of McNeely. McNeely goes back to Irish Mac an Fhilidh, meaning “son of the poet.”
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Where it comes from
McNeilly is a form of McNeely. McNeely comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcneilly’s family of names
In English usage, Mcneilly as a surname has a related form in MCNEELY.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Mcneilly, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Meneely
“son of the poet”
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Merrili
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10% boys · 90% girls
Mcneeley
“son of the poet”
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>99% girls
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98% boys · 2% girls
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89% boys · 11% girls
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>99% girls
Ecnath
“a poet”
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