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Mulqueen

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Mulqueen is a surname of Irish language origin. In Irish, it may be written both Ó Maolchaoin, meaning "descendant of Maolchaoin" (a personal name meaning "gentle chief"),[1] and Ó Maolchaoine, meaning "descendant of a devotee of St. Caoine".[2] The latter from can also be anglicised "Mulqueeny". Ó Maolchaoin appears to be the older form of the name.[3]

List of people surnamed Mulqueen

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References

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  1. ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Ó Maolchaoin". Irish names and surnames.
  2. ^ "Mulqueen Surname History". House of Names. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Ó Maolchaoine". Irish names and surnames.