McGillicuddy
Surname list
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McGillicuddy (Irish: Mac Giolla Chuda or Mac Giolla Mhochuda) is a surname of Irish origin,[1] meaning "son of the servant of St. Mochuda". A variant form of the name is Mac Giolla Mhochuda.[2] Other Anglicised forms of Mac Giolla Chuda include MacGillacuddy, MacGillecuddy, MacGillycuddy, MacIllicuddy, MacElcuddy, MacElhuddy and Mac Giolla Coda.[1]
| Pronunciation | /məˈɡɪlɪkədi/ mə-GHIL-ik-ə-dee |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Language | English |
| Origin | |
| Language | Irish language |
| Derivation | Mac Giolla Chuda [mˠək ˌɟɪl̪ˠə ˈxʊd̪ˠə] |
| Meaning | "son of the servant of St. Mochuda" |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | MacGillacuddy, MacGillecuddy, MacGillycuddy, McGillycuddy, MacIllicuddy, MacElcuddy, MacElhuddy, Mac Giolla Coda. |
The female unmarried variation of the name in Irish is Nic Giolla Chuda, and the married female version of the name is Mhic Ghiolla Chuda.
The MacGillycuddy clan were a sept of the O'Sullivans. The family did not adopt this surname until the sixteenth century.
People with the surname
Notable people with the surname include:
- Cornelius MacGillicuddy (d. 1712), Irish soldier and politician
- Richard Archdekin (1616–1690), who used the alias McGillicuddy
- Connie Mack (Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr., 1862–1956), American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner
- Connie Mack III (Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III, born 1940), former Republican politician
- Connie Mack IV (Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV, born 1967), U.S. Representative for Florida's 14th congressional district
- Daniel J. McGillicuddy (1859–1936), United States Representative from Maine
- John McGillicuddy (1930–2009), American banking industry executive
- Valentine McGillycuddy (1849–1939), surgeon from Detroit and Indian agent in Nebraska
Fictional characters with the surname
- Dr. Aloysius McGillicuddy, putative inventor of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
- Lucy McGillicuddy Ricardo, fictional character from the American television series I Love Lucy
- Mrs Elspeth McGillicuddy, main character in the Agatha Christie crime novel 4:50 from Paddington
- Mrs McGillicuddy, citizen of the town of Popperville in the children's book Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
- Mez McGillicuddy is the name of a party guest who plays the French horn, played by the composer David Amram, in the 1959 short film Pull My Daisy.
- MacGillicuddy, a recurring character played by Jack Blessing in the third to fifth seasons (1986-1989) of the TV series Moonlighting.
