Mahaffey

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Mahaffey

Where it comes from

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhuibhshíthe (“son of Dhuibhshíth”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”). Compare McAfee.

proper noun Mahaffeys · Mahaffee · Mahaffie · Mahaffy · Mehaffey

countable A surname from Irish.
uncountable A borough of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Mahaffey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mahaffey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Mahaffey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mahaffey

Chicago

"Mahaffey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mahaffey.

BibTeX

@misc{mahaffey_2026,
  title = {Mahaffey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mahaffey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}