McClatchey

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Gille Èitigh →
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Meanings

proper nounMcClatchey (plural McClatcheys)

plural McClatcheys

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Gille Èitigh“son of the ugly lad”
  2. EnglishMcClatchey

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Èitigh (“son of the ugly lad”), from gille (“boy, lad”) and èitigh (“unseemly, ugly”).

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Cite this entry
APA

McClatchey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McClatchey

MLA

“McClatchey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McClatchey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McClatchey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McClatchey.

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