"McCunniff" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: McCunniffs [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conduibh (“son of the black hound”), from cú (“hound”) and dubh (“black”). Compare McAdoo and McNiff. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Mac Conduibh||son of the black hound}} Irish Mac Conduibh (“son of the black hound”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} McCunniff (plural McCunniffs)
  1. A surname from Irish. Synonyms: Cunniff
    Sense id: en-McCunniff-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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