MacMaster

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proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Maighstir →
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Meanings

proper nounMacMaster (plural MacMasters)

plural MacMasters · alternative McMaster · alternative McMasters

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Maighstir
  2. EnglishMacMaster

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Maighstir or Mac Á Mhaighstir (“son of the master”), from maighstir (“master”). By surface analysis, Mc- + master.

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Cite this entry
APA

MacMaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacMaster

MLA

“MacMaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacMaster. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MacMaster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacMaster.

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