my daughter needs to find out the meaning of her teachers surname!
2006-12-16 02:45:16 · 9 answers · asked by JK79 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Search results for: Mcnamara
(origin: Celtic.) From Mac, son, and cu-marra or or con-marra, "the hero of the sea." Con-marra was descended from Cas, King of Thomond, from whom came McConmara, or Macnamara. This family were anciently hereditary lords in the County of Clare.
http://www.last-names.net/surname.asp?surname=McNamara
2006-12-16 02:53:05 · answer #1 · answered by borscht 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mcnamara Surname
2016-10-16 06:56:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mc (or Mac) means son, Na is 'of' and Mara means Sea so Mcnamara is basically 'sons of the sea'. It is a common name in Clare in western ireland and probably relates to the trade and fishing past of the coastal areas of that part of the country,
2006-12-16 09:24:35 · answer #3 · answered by jademonkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name is Celtic origin and derives from Mac (son) and cu-marra or con-marra (hero of the sea.)
Con-marra was descended from Cas, the king of Thomond. The McNamaras were ancient hereditary lords in Clare. .
2006-12-16 02:54:46 · answer #4 · answered by Asphycsia 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
mcnamara
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Conmara, a patronymic from Cú Mhara, a personal name composed of the elements cú ‘hound’ + muir ‘sea’.
2006-12-16 06:25:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site has a free trial
http://www.onegreatfamily.com/Search/ResultsSummary.aspx?LastName=mcnamara
and then there is:http://mizian.com.ne.kr/englishwiz/library/names/etymology_of_last_names.htm#Surnames%20A-Z
2006-12-20 02:21:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
leader of a band
2006-12-16 03:12:19 · answer #7 · answered by bumble 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to My Ancestry.com.
2006-12-16 08:01:49 · answer #8 · answered by ♨ Wisper ► 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the grandson of namara. Mc means grandson.
2006-12-16 02:53:25 · answer #9 · answered by Mr. 210 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋