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McEvoy

McEvoy proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

McEvoy (plural McEvoys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of McEvoy

pluralMcEvoys
alternative formMcAvoy

Origin of McEvoy

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (“son of the yellow-haired lad”) and Irish Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe, a patronymic originally from fíodhbhadhach (“woodman”).

Questions about McEvoy

What does McEvoy mean?
McEvoy means a surname.
What part of speech is McEvoy?
McEvoy is a proper noun.

Words near McEvoy in the dictionary

  1. McEvilleys
  2. McEvilly
  3. McEvillys
  4. McEvitt
  5. McEvitts
  6. McEvoy
  7. McEvoys
  8. McEwan
  9. McEwans
  10. McEwen
  11. McEwens

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