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View Surname: Guinness


GUINNESS
SOURCE: Given Name
USAGE: Irish
Meaning & History
Anglicization of MAG AONGHUIS. This name goes back to a 5th-century chief of Dal Araidhe (Dalriada) in Scotland. The name gained fame from the Guinness brand of ale, established in 1759 by Arthur Guinness.
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