Surname · also Irish
McPhilemy
“son of Feidhlimidh”
McPhilemy is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McPhilemy goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Feidhlimidh, meaning “son of Feidhlimidh.”
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Where it comes from
McPhilemy comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Feidhlimidh (“son of Feidhlimidh”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
McPhilemy’s family of names
In English usage, McPhilemy as a surname has a related form in McPhillamy.
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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