Definition
An Irish surname meaning 'son of Donough', commonly anglicized from the Gaelic Mac Donnchadha.
Etymology
From Irish Gaelic 'Mac Donnchadha', combining 'mac' (son) and 'Donnchadh' (brown warrior). The name reflects the Irish patronymic system where surnames indicated paternal lineage and often included descriptive elements about ancestors.
Kelly Says
The anglicization of Irish surnames like McDonough often obscured their original meanings, as English administrators struggled with Gaelic pronunciation and spelling. Many families have multiple spelling variations of the same name, creating a linguistic archaeology of Irish diaspora patterns.
Translations
ARالعربية
مكدونو
mak-do-no
BNবাংলা
ম্যাকডোনো
mak-do-no
CACatalà
McDonough
mak-do-no
CSČeština
McDonough
mak-do-no
DADansk
McDonough
mak-do-no
DEDeutsch
McDonough
mak-do-no
ELΕλληνικά
McDonough
mak-do-no
ESEspañol
McDonough
mak-do-no
FAفارسی
مک دونو
mak do-no
FISuomi
McDonough
mak-do-no
FRFrançais
McDonough
mak-do-no
HIहिन्दी
मॅकडोना
mak-do-na
HUMagyar
McDonough
mak-do-no
IDBahasa Indonesia
McDonough
mak-do-no
ITItaliano
McDonough
mak-do-no
KMKM
ម៉ាក់ដុណូ
maek-do-no
MSBahasa Melayu
McDonough
mak-do-no
MYမြန်မာ
မॅคนေ
maek-do-no
NLNederlands
McDonough
mak-do-no
NONorsk
McDonough
mak-do-no
PLPolski
McDonough
mak-do-no
PTPortuguês
McDonough
mak-do-no
RORomână
McDonough
mak-do-no
RUРусский
Макдоно
mak-do-no
SVSvenska
McDonough
mak-do-no
SWKiswahili
McDonough
mak-do-no
TAதமிழ்
மேக்கடோனோ
maek-ka-do-no
TEతెలుగు
మేకడోనో
meka-do-no
TRTürkçe
McDonough
mak-do-no
UKУкраїнська
Макдону
mak-do-nu
VITiếng Việt
McDonough
mak-do-no