Etymology

McFarlane

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

Scottish Gaelic Mac Pharthaláin
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Pharthaláin“son of Parthalán”
  2. English todayMcFarlane

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Pharthaláin (“son of Parthalán”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Bartholomew.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.