Moynihan
Moynihan is a surname of Irish origin.
Recorded in several spellings forms including Moynihan, Monahan, Monaghan, Monaham, Minihane, Minihan, and probably others, this is an Irish surname of great antiquity. It originates from the Irish language Ó Muimhneacháin, which literally translates as "male descendant of the Munsterman". The surname is most popular in Counties Cork and Kerry, which form part of the province of Munster. The modern spellings are usually Moynihan and Monaghan, the spelling in the 16th century being generally recorded as Minighane, and regarded as the principal surname of West Cork. Michael and Mortimer Moynihan were famous rebels in the late 16th century, and hailed from Skibbereen. Several of the name were famine immigrants into New York City, who embarked from Liverpool on the ship Hampden bound for that port on December 8, 1846. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Teag Ó Muimhneacháin, dated 1659, in the Barony of Tulla, during the reign of Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector, between 1658 and 1660. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.[1]
People
- Antony Moynihan, 3rd Baron Moynihan, British peer
- Bobby Moynihan, Saturday Night Live cast member
- Brian Moynihan, Bank of America executive
- Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan, British sportsman and politician
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003), United States Senator from New York
- James Michael Moynihan (1932–2017), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Jesse Moynihan, American artist, known for his work on Adventure Time
- Johnny Moynihan, Irish musician
- Jon Moynihan, executive chairman of the PA Consulting Group
- Maurice Gerard Moynihan, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Secretary-General of the Government, and Papal Knight
- Maurice Moynihan (born 1985), Australian singer-songwriter[2]
- Michael C. Moynihan, American journalist, also writing for Swedish-language publications
- Michael Jenkins Moynihan, American journalist, publisher, and musician
- Michael Moynihan (author), American writer known for The Coming American Renaissance
- Michael Moynihan (Cork politician) (born 1968), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and TD for Cork North-West
- Michael Moynihan (Kerry politician) (1917–2001), former Labour Party TD for Kerry South
- P. H. Moynihan, former United States Congressman from Illinois
- Rebecca Moynihan, Irish Labour Party politician
- Timothy Moynihan (1941-2020), American politician
- Tim Moynihan (1907–1952), American football player and college sports coach
See also
References
- ^ SurnameDB - Moynihan History
- ^ "Venom Elite". Spotify. Retrieved 2019-11-21.