Etymology

McWaters

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

Scottish Gaelic Mac Bhàtair
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac Bhàtair
  2. English todayMcWaters

Anglicized form, with English genitive -s, of Scottish Gaelic Mac Bhàtair, a patronymic from a Gaelicized form of the personal name Walter.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.