Etymology

McDavid

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Irish Mac Daibhéid
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromMac Daibhéid“son of David”
  2. English todayMcDavid

Partially translated form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Daibhéid (“son of David”). Compare McDade. By surface analysis, Mc- + David.

Words from the same roots

IrishMac Daibhéid all →

McDevittMcDade

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.