MacTavish

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proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].

OriginScottish Gaelic MacTàmhais →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative MacAvish · alternative MacCause · alternative McCavish · alternative MacCaw · alternative MacCawis · alternative MacCaws · alternative Mac Tavish · alternative Mactavish · alternative Mc Tavish · alternative Mctavish · alternative McTavish · alternative M'Tavish · alternative M'tavish · alternative Mtavish · alternative MTavish · alternative MaTavish

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMacTàmhais
  2. EnglishMacTavish

Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic MacTàmhais, a patronymic surname meaning "son of Thomas".

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Cite this entry
APA

MacTavish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacTavish

MLA

“MacTavish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacTavish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MacTavish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MacTavish.

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