Etymology

Macbeth

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Today it means: A William Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family. Full definition →

Middle Irish Mac Bethad
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  1. Middle Irish · derived fromMac Bethad
  2. English todayMacbeth

Anglicization of Middle Irish Mac Bethad, equivalent to the modern mac (“son of”) bheatha (“life”).

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