Guinness.
A surname from Irish.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Irish.
A brand of dark stout beer from Ireland, one of the most widely recognised brands of beer in the world, named for Arthur Guinness who first brewed it.
Guinness World Records.
Where this word comes from
An Anglicization of Irish Mac Aonghusa (literally “son of Angus”).
A serving of the beverage.
Three Guinnesses please, barman.
Where this word comes from
An Anglicization of Irish Mac Aonghusa (literally “son of Angus”).
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