# McGreevy

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
* Irish surname, from mac Giolla Rua (“son of the red-haired youth”).
* Also as an Irish surname, from mac Riabhaigh (“son of the brindled”), from riabhach (“brindled”). See also Creevy, Reavey.

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