"McCurley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: McCurleys [plural]
Etymology: Disputed; 1. Possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Oirghíallaigh (“son of Oirghíallach, referring to Irish Airgíalla, the Gaelic name for Oriel). 2. Possible Anglicized form of Irish Mac Toirdealbhaigh (“son of Toirdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements Tor (“Thor”) + dealbhach (“-like, in the shape of”). Compare Turley. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Airgíalla}} Irish Airgíalla, {{der|en|ga|Mac Toirdealbhaigh||son of Toirdealbhach}} Irish Mac Toirdealbhaigh (“son of Toirdealbhach”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} McCurley (plural McCurleys)
  1. A surname from Irish. Wikipedia link: McCurley Synonyms: Curley
    Sense id: en-McCurley-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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