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McAuliffe

/məˈkɔː.lɪf/

McAuliffe proper noun: a surname from Irish [in turn from Old Norse].

Proper noun

McAuliffe (plural McAuliffes)

  1. A surname from Irish [in turn from Old Norse].

Forms of McAuliffe

pluralMcAuliffes
alternative formMacAuliffe
alternative formMcAuliff

Origin of McAuliffe

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Amhlaoibh (“son of Amhlaoibh”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Óláfr.

Questions about McAuliffe

What does McAuliffe mean?
McAuliffe means a surname from Irish [in turn from Old Norse].
What part of speech is McAuliffe?
McAuliffe is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce McAuliffe?
McAuliffe is pronounced /məˈkɔː.lɪf/.

Words near McAuliffe in the dictionary

  1. McAulay
  2. McAulays
  3. McAuley
  4. McAuleys
  5. McAuliff
  6. McAuliffe
  7. McAuliffes
  8. McAuliffs
  9. McAuslane
  10. McAuslanes
  11. mcauslanite

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