McNally
McNally (name) means an Irish surname, an anglicization of Mac an Fhilidh, meaning "son of the poet.". Example: “McNally published a collection of short stories.”
Word forms
- Plural
- McNallys
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_____ published a collection of short stories.
Etymology
An Anglicised form of the Irish Mac Con Allaidh, meaning “son of the wild hound”, derived from cú allaid (“wild hound, wild dog”); or, in Connacht Irish, Mac an Fhailghigh, derived from failgheach (“poor man”).