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Mulcahy

/mʌlˈkæhiː/

Mulcahy proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Mulcahy (plural Mulcahys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Mulcahy

pluralMulcahys
alternative formMulkey

Origin of Mulcahy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchathaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Cathach”), a byname from cathachyss (“warlike”).

Questions about Mulcahy

What does Mulcahy mean?
Mulcahy means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Mulcahy?
Mulcahy is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mulcahy?
Mulcahy is pronounced /mʌlˈkæhiː/.

Words near Mulcahy in the dictionary

  1. mulberrylike
  2. Mulberrys
  3. Mulbring
  4. Mulcahey
  5. Mulcaheys
  6. Mulcahy
  7. Mulcahys
  8. Mulcaster
  9. Mulcasters
  10. mulch
  11. mulchability

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