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'''McNally''', also spelt '''MacNally''', is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It is derived from the [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] ''Mac Con Uladh'' meaning 'son of the Hound of Ulster'. In [[County Mayo]] the family were of [[Normans|Norman]] origin.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ó Ceallaigh |first=Seamus |date=1951 |title=A Preliminary Note on Some of the Nomenclature on the Map of S.E. Ulster |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25510763 |journal=The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland |volume=81 |issue=1 |pages=37–43 |issn=0035-9106}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Woulfe |first=Rev. Patrick |title=McNally - Irish Names and Surnames |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/names/maca/mac-an-fhailghigh.php |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=www.libraryireland.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=McNally family crest |url=https://www.allfamilycrests.com/n/mcnally-family-crest-coat-of-arms.shtml |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=www.allfamilycrests.com}}</ref> |
'''McNally''', also spelt '''MacNally''', is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It is derived from the [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] ''Mac Con Uladh'' meaning 'son of the Hound of Ulster'. In [[County Mayo]] the family were of [[Normans|Norman]] origin.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ó Ceallaigh |first=Seamus |date=1951 |title=A Preliminary Note on Some of the Nomenclature on the Map of S.E. Ulster |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25510763 |journal=The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland |volume=81 |issue=1 |pages=37–43 |issn=0035-9106}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Woulfe |first=Rev. Patrick |title=McNally - Irish Names and Surnames |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/names/maca/mac-an-fhailghigh.php |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=www.libraryireland.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=McNally family crest |url=https://www.allfamilycrests.com/n/mcnally-family-crest-coat-of-arms.shtml |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=www.allfamilycrests.com}}</ref> |
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The ''Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain'' (2016) lists two origins for the name, ''Mac an Fhailghigh'' ("son of the poor man") and, in Ulster, "may be an anglicized form of ''Mac Con Uladh''";<ref>{{cite book |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain |date=2021 |location=Oxford |isbn=9780198868255 |url=https://www-oxfordreference-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/display/10.1093/acref/9780198868255.001.0001/acref-9780198868255-e-26611?rskey=T5E6ob&result=1 |chapter=McNally}}</ref> its entry for [[McNaul]] (from ''Mac Con Uladh'') says that "There has been some confusion with the much commoner name McNally."<ref>{{cite book |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain |date=2021 |location=Oxford |isbn=9780198868255 |url=https://www-oxfordreference-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/display/10.1093/acref/9780198868255.001.0001/acref-9780198868255-e-26611?rskey=T5E6ob&result=1 |chapter=McNaul}}</ref> The ''Dictionary of American family names'' (2022) gives both ''Mac an Fhailghigh'' and, in Ulster and Dublin, ''Mac Con Uladh''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dictionary of American family names |date=2022 |location=Oxford, United Kingdom |isbn=9780190245115 |edition=Second |chapter=McNally}}</ref> The ''Oxford dictionary of family names of Ireland'' gives the origin ''Mac an Fhailghigh'' and adds "There is much confusion between anglicized forms of this name and those of [[McNaul]] ... and occasionally those of [[McNeilly (surname)|McNeilly]]." It lists [[McAnally]] and [[Nally]] as variants of McNally<ref>{{cite book |last1=Muhr |first1=Kay |title=The Oxford dictionary of family names of Ireland |date=2021 |location=Oxford, New York, NY |isbn=9780198803263 |edition=First |chapter=McNally}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:53, 29 March 2023
McNally, also spelt MacNally, is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Con Uladh meaning 'son of the Hound of Ulster'. In County Mayo the family were of Norman origin.[1][2][3]
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain (2016) lists two origins for the name, Mac an Fhailghigh ("son of the poor man") and, in Ulster, "may be an anglicized form of Mac Con Uladh";[4] its entry for McNaul (from Mac Con Uladh) says that "There has been some confusion with the much commoner name McNally."[5] The Dictionary of American family names (2022) gives both Mac an Fhailghigh and, in Ulster and Dublin, Mac Con Uladh.[6] The Oxford dictionary of family names of Ireland gives the origin Mac an Fhailghigh and adds "There is much confusion between anglicized forms of this name and those of McNaul ... and occasionally those of McNeilly." It lists McAnally and Nally as variants of McNally[7]
Notable people
- Andrew McNally (1836–1904), American co-founder of Rand-McNally
- Art McNally (1926–2022), American sports executive
- Caty McNally (born 2001), American tennis player
- Dave McNally (1942–2002), American baseball player
- Charles McNally (1787–1864), Irish bishop of Clogher
- Joanne McNally (born 1983), Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actress
- John McNally (born 1951), Scottish politician
- John McNally (1932–2022), Irish olympic boxer
- Keith McNally (born 1951), British restaurateur
- Kevin McNally (born 1956), English actor
- Leonard McNally (1752–1820), Irish barrister, playwright and spy
- Luke McNally (born 1999), Irish footballer
- Mark McNally (born 1971), Scottish footballer
- Paddy McNally (born 1937), British motorsport businessman
- Randy McNally (born 1944), American politician and 50th lieutenant governor of Tennessee
- Shane McNally (born 1954), Australian rugby player
- Shannon McNally (born 1973), American singer-songwriter
- Stephen McNally (1911–1994), American actor
- Terrence McNally (1938–2020), American playwright
- Tom McNally, Baron McNally (born 1943), British politician
- William McNally (1894–1976), British soldier and Victoria Cross recipient
- Zena McNally (born 1979), English radio presenter and model
See also
References
- ^ Ó Ceallaigh, Seamus (1951). "A Preliminary Note on Some of the Nomenclature on the Map of S.E. Ulster". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 81 (1): 37–43. ISSN 0035-9106.
- ^ Woulfe, Rev. Patrick. "McNally - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "McNally family crest". www.allfamilycrests.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "McNally". The concise Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain. Oxford. 2021. ISBN 9780198868255.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "McNaul". The concise Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain. Oxford. 2021. ISBN 9780198868255.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "McNally". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom. 2022. ISBN 9780190245115.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Muhr, Kay (2021). "McNally". The Oxford dictionary of family names of Ireland (First ed.). Oxford, New York, NY. ISBN 9780198803263.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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