Maigh Eo

Irish

Etymology

The county is named after the village with the same name which lies within it. The name, meaning "field of yew trees", breaks down as maigh (“field”) +‎ eo (“yew tree”).

Proper noun

Maigh Eo m (genitive Mhaigh Eo)

1. Irish name of a county in Ireland, named Mayo in English

Derived terms

• Maigh Eoch ("Mayoman")

Descendants

• → English: Mayo

Mutation

Mutated forms of Maigh Eo

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Maigh Eo	Mhaigh Eo	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Maigh Eo”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Maigh Eo”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024