# McCooey

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A surname, of Irish origin
2. A naturalist, from H.J. McCooey

## Etymology
Possible Anglicisation of Irish Gaelic Mac Cumhaighe (“son of the hound of the plain”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mccooey