indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Scottish (Anglicized)
Meaning & History
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhionghuin, a patronymic from a Gaelic personal name meaning ‘fair born’ or ‘fair son’. It is also translated as Love, and has been taken as being from Gaelic Mac Ionmhuinn ‘son of the beloved one’.