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McGivern

McGivern proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McGivern (plural McGiverns)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of McGivern

pluralMcGiverns

Origin of McGivern

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac Uidhrín (“son of Uidhrín”), a personal name which is from a diminutive of odhar (“dun”).

Questions about McGivern

What does McGivern mean?
McGivern means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is McGivern?
McGivern is a proper noun.

Words near McGivern in the dictionary

  1. McGintys
  2. McGirr
  3. McGirrs
  4. McGirt
  5. McGirts
  6. McGivern
  7. McGiverns
  8. McGlade
  9. McGlades
  10. McGlamery
  11. McGlamerys

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