"Mahaffey" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Mahaffeys [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhuibhshíthe (“son of Dhuibhshíth”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”). Compare McAfee. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Mac Dhuibhshíthe||son of Dhuibhshíth}} Irish Mac Dhuibhshíthe (“son of Dhuibhshíth”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Mahaffey (countable and uncountable, plural Mahaffeys)
  1. (countable) A surname from Irish. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Mahaffey-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (uncountable) A borough of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mahaffey-en-name-TDXiwYy3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mahaffee [surname], Mahaffie [surname], Mahaffy [surname], Mehaffey [surname]

Inflected forms

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