"McElwee" meaning in All languages combined

See McElwee on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: McElwees [plural], McElyea [alternative]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (“son of the yellow-haired lad”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Mac Giolla Bhuidhe||son of the yellow-haired lad}} Irish Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (“son of the yellow-haired lad”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} McElwee (plural McElwees)
  1. A surname from Irish. Wikipedia link: McElwee
    Sense id: en-McElwee-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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