Mac Suibhne

The Gaelic surname Mac Suibhne is a patronymic form of Suibhne and means "son of Suibhne".[1] The personal name Suibhne means "pleasant".[2]

Anglicised forms of Mac Suibhne include: McSeveney,[3] McSeveny,[3] McSween,[4] McSweeney,[1] McSweeny,[1] McSwiney,[1] Sweaney,[5] Sween,[1] Sweeney,[5] Sweenie,[5] Sweeny,[5] Sweney,[6] Swiney,[7] Swinney,[8] A lenited variant form of Mac Suibhne is Mac Shuibhne.[2] Anglicised forms of the latter Gaelic name include: (possibly) Mawhinney,[9] McQueen,[10] McQueeney,[10] McQueenie,[10] (possibly) McWhinney,[9] Queen,[11] Queeney,[11] Wheen.[12]

One particular family that has borne the surname Mac Suibhne is Clann Suibhne (see Clan Sweeney). Members of this Scottish family settled in Ulster as gallowglass warriors in the Middle Ages.[5]

People

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Citations

References

  • Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016a). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.
  • Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016b). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 4. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-879884-2.
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