Mac Amhalghadha
| Mac Amhalghaidh | |
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Mac Amhalghaidh in Gaelic script
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| Gender | Masculine |
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Other gender | |
| Feminine | Nic Amhalghaidh, Bean Mhic Amhalghaidh, Mhic Amhalghaidh |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Meaning | "son of Amhalghaidh", "son of Amhalghadh" |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Mac Amhalaí, Mac Amhalaidh, Mac Amhalghadha, Mag Amhalghaidh, Mag Amhalghadha |
| Cognate(s) | MacAmhalghaidh |
| See also | Mac Amhlaoibh |
| Families | |
| the Mac Amhalghaidh lords of Calraighe | |
Mac Amhalghaidh is an Irish masculine surname. The name translates into English as "son of Amhalghadh". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form of the surname for unmarried females is Nic Amhalghaidh. The forms for married females are Bean Mhic Amhalghaidh and Mhic Amhalghaidh. The Irish Mac Amhalghaidh has numerous Anglicised forms. The surname has been borne by at least one notable Irish family.
A cognate of Mac Amhalghaidh is the Scottish Gaelic MacAmhalghaidh; the feminine form of which is NicAmhalghaidh.
There are several variant forms of the name. A modern variant is Mac Amhalaí. Another is Mac Amhalaidh. Another variant is Mac Amhalghadha. Variant forms of Mac Amhalghaidh and Mac Amhalghadha include Mag Amhalghaidh and Mag Amhalghadha.
Mac Amhalghaidh translates into English as "son of Amhalghaidh", or "son of Amhalghadh". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The personal name Amhalghaidh, also spelt Amhalghadh, is an old Gaelic name, and is of uncertain origin and meaning.
Mac Amhalghaidh is a masculine surname. The form of this surname for unmarried females is Nic Amhalghaidh. This feminine surname is actually a contracted form of iníon Mhic Amhalghaidh, which translates into English as "daughter of Mac Amhalghaidh". The form of the surname for married females is Bean Mhic Amhalghaidh, which translates into English as "wife of Mac Amhalghaidh"; this feminine surname can also be represented in the contracted form Mhic Amhalghaidh.
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