indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Irish
Other Forms FormsMcGillicudy, MacGillacuddy, MacGillecuddy, MacGillycuddy, MacIllicuddy, MacElcuddy, MacElhuddyMac Giolla Mhochuda, Nic Giolla Chuda, Mhic Ghiolla Chuda, Mac Giolla Mhochuda,
Meaning & History
Meaning ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Chuda’, a personal name of unexplained origin. This was the name of a 7th-century abbot-bishop of Rathin in County Westmeath.The female non-married variation of the name is Nic Giolla Chuda, and the married female version of the name is Mhic Ghiolla Chuda