"McAuliffe" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: McAuliffes [plural], MacAuliffe [alternative], McAuliff [alternative]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Amhlaoibh (“son of Amhlaoibh”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Óláfr. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Mac Amhlaoibh||son of Amhlaoibh}} Irish Mac Amhlaoibh (“son of Amhlaoibh”), {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} McAuliffe (plural McAuliffes)
  1. A surname from Irish [in turn from Old Norse].
    Sense id: en-McAuliffe-en-name-XaCAuY2U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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