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Clancy
Origin
Language(s)
Irish
Meaning
"(son of the) red warrior"
Region of origin
Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)
Mac Fhlannchaidh
Clancy is an Irish name coming from the Gaelic Mac Fhlannchaidh/Mac Fhlannchadha, meaning "Son of the red/ruddy warrior" (Mac being for sons, Ní Fhlannchaidh/Ní Fhlannchadha would be for daughters),[1][2] or as a
hypocorism for
Clarence. The surname originated from two different families, one in
Thomond and one in the present day
County Leitrim.[3]
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given name or the same
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Look up clancy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Clancy
Origin
Language(s)
Irish
Meaning
"(son of the) red warrior"
Region of origin
Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)
Mac Fhlannchaidh
Clancy is an Irish name coming from the Gaelic Mac Fhlannchaidh/Mac Fhlannchadha, meaning "Son of the red/ruddy warrior" (Mac being for sons, Ní Fhlannchaidh/Ní Fhlannchadha would be for daughters),[1][2] or as a
hypocorism for
Clarence. The surname originated from two different families, one in
Thomond and one in the present day
County Leitrim.[3]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.