The Scottish surname MacEwen derives from the Old Gaelic Mac Eoghainn, meaning 'the son of Eoghann'.
The surname MacFarlane, and other variations of the name, are Anglicisations of the Gaelic patronymic Mac Pharlain, meaning "son of Parlan". The Gaelic Parlan or Parthalán is likely an Gaelicisation of the Latin Bartholomaeus.
Macfie or MacFie is a surname of Scottish origin. The name is derived from the Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe, which means "son of Duibhshíth" (or alternately MacDhubhshith, "son of Dubhshithe"). This Gaelic personal name is composed of two elements: dubh "black" + síth "peace".
The Picts were the ancient Scottish tribe where the ancestors of the MacGillivray family lived. The name MacGillivray comes from a personal name meaning servant of judgement. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Gillebhrath.
The McGowan surname derives from the Irish Gaelic name Mac an Ghabhain, which means "son of the blacksmith." As such, the name was probably originally occupational. It has often appeared in its Anglicized form Smith. Buy PDF History »
Scottish Meaning: The name Machair is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Machair is: Plain.
Scottish Meaning: The name Machar is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Machar is: Plain.
The name Machara is a baby girl name. The name Machara comes from the Scottish origin. In Scottish The meaning of the name Machara is: Plain.
This interesting surname is the Scottish form of the Irish McGuinness, itself an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Mac Aonghuis" composed of the elements "mac" meaning son of plus "Aonghuis" the male given name Angus, meaning "unique choice". Its first known bearer was Aonghus Turimleach in the 3rd Century B.C..
In 1984, Apple employee Jeff Raskin named our computer for his favorite apple (and mine as well). ... The clan name includes the variations McIntosh, MacIntosh, Macintosh, and MacKintosh. The word Macintosh comes from the Gaelic Mac an Toisich, which translates to Son of Thane. Toisich or Thane means "leader", or "chief".
