Meanings
plural McTaggarts · alternative McEntegart · alternative McTeggart
- A surname.
Origin
- IrishMac an tSagairt“son of the priest”
- EnglishMcTaggart
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an tSagairt (“son of the priest”), from sagart (“priest”).
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McTaggart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McTaggart
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