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McCorvey

McCorvey proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McCorvey (plural McCorveys)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of McCorvey

pluralMcCorveys

Origin of McCorvey

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhearghaidh (“son of Fearghadh”), a hypocoristic form of the personal name Fergus.

Questions about McCorvey

What does McCorvey mean?
McCorvey means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is McCorvey?
McCorvey is a proper noun.

Words near McCorvey in the dictionary

  1. McCorquodales
  2. McCorry
  3. McCorrys
  4. McCort
  5. McCorts
  6. McCorvey
  7. McCorveys
  8. McCosh
  9. McCoshes
  10. McCoskey
  11. McCoskeys

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