Given name & surname
Moynihan
“descendant of Muimhneachán”
Moynihan is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Moynihan goes back to Irish Ó Muimhneacháin, meaning “descendant of Muimhneachán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Moynihan as a surname is a diminutive of Muimhneach.
Moynihan’s family of names
In English usage, Moynihan as a surname is a diminutive of Muimhneach. In English usage, Moynihan as a surname has a related form in MINAHAN. In English usage, Moynihan as a surname has a related form in MINAHAN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
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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