Etymology

McArthur

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Today it means: A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Mac Artair ← Irish Mac Artúir
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Artúir
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Artair
  3. English todayMcArthur

Partial translation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artair and Irish Mac Artúir (literally “son of Arthur”).

Words from the same roots

IrishMac Artúir all →

carter

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.