Etymology

Catterson

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Irish Mac Uaitéir
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromMac Uaitéir“son of Walter”
  2. English todayCatterson

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Uaitéir (“son of Walter”) + the patronymic suffix -son.

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