# Mulcahy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mʌlˈkæhiː/ · frequency rank #55,605

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchathaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Cathach”), a byname from cathachyss (“warlike”).

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