Maol Domhnaigh
m.
Old Irish máel 'bald, tonsured' + Old Irish Domnaich 'of Sunday'; the compound has the sense of 'monk, servant of Sunday', i.e., Jesus.
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1238 Maldoney (nom) CartLevenax p. 12,
Maldoveni (gen) CartStAndrew p. 1,
Maldoveno (abl) ibid. p. 1
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Maol Domhnaigh". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Maol Domhnaigh.