Etymology

McCafferty

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Eachmharcaigh“son of Eachmharcach”
  2. English todayMcCafferty

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh (“son of Eachmharcach”), a personal name composed of the elements each (“horse”) + marcach (“rider, knight”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.