Etymology

McRae

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

Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Raith“son of grace”
  2. English todayMcRae

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith (“son of grace”), from mac + rath. Compare the Irish form McGrath.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.