# McNally

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #30,881

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Con Allaidh (son of the wild hound) derived from cú allaid (“wild hound, wild dog”), or in Connacht Irish Mac an Fhailghigh derived from failgheach (“poor man”).

## Easily confused with
- **morally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcnally-vs-morally)
- **McNulty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcnally-vs-mcnulty)
- **mentally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcnally-vs-mentally)
- **manually** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manually-vs-mcnally)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cmnally`, `mcanlly`, `mccnally`, `mcnallyy`, `mcnaly`, `mcnalyl`, `mcnlaly`, `mcnnally`, `mmcnally`, `mncally`

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