MacTavish

English

Alternative forms
  • MacAvish
  • MacCause
  • McCavish
  • MacCaw
  • MacCawis
  • MacCaws
  • Mac Tavish, Mactavish, Mc Tavish, Mctavish, McTavish, M'Tavish, M'tavish, Mtavish, MTavish, MaTavish, Matavish, Tavish

Etymology

Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic MacTàmhais[1], a patronymic surname meaning "son of Thomas".

Proper noun

MacTavish

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

Derived terms

References
  1. https://www.faclair.com/ViewEntry.aspx?ID=579AD2AAF980FD88B6FD88DE7D26F0CB
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.