Etymology

McTurk

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Irish Mac Toirc
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Toirc“son of Torc”
  2. English todayMcTurk

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Toirc (“son of Torc”), a byname from torc (“wild boar”).

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