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Looking for the meaning of the last name 'Madden'. If someone could help I'd appreciate it.
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The surname "Madden" is anglicized from the Irish-Gaelic "Ó Madadháin," but this is modernly shortened to just "Ó Madáin" (because the 'dh' is silent).
The root is the Gaelic word 'mada' meaning 'dog,' with the common diminutive suffix '-án' added.
This name has always been especially prominent in east Galway, even now, as they were once lords of that territory.
The root is the Gaelic word 'mada' meaning 'dog,' with the common diminutive suffix '-án' added.
This name has always been especially prominent in east Galway, even now, as they were once lords of that territory.
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MADDEN (British). "Descendant of Dog" (Irish).
It also says it's "taken -- or based on -- the first name of the ancestor's father"
This site is wonderful for finding surnames: http://www.familychronicle.com/surname.htm
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It also says it's "taken -- or based on -- the first name of the ancestor's father"
This site is wonderful for finding surnames: http://www.familychronicle.com/surname.htm
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