Maguire

Gaelic: Mag Uidhir

Variants: McGuire, McGwire, Maguier

Motto: Fortitudo et Justitia Invictae Sunt
“Fortitude and Justice are Invincible”

Name Meaning: Son of the Dun Colored One

Famous Maguires:
Tobey Maguire – Actor (Spiderman)
Sharon Maguire – Director (Bridget Jones’s Diary)

The Maguire clan is said to have originated in the middle of Ireland in the County of Westmeath, in the province of Leinster and to have moved from there to the county of Fermanagh in the province of Ulster, modern day Northern Ireland. The name is derived from the Irish Gaelic, Mag-Uidhir (Mag, Mac - son of & Uidhir - Dun colored, sallow). The name ranks as the 30th most numerous name in Ireland.

 

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