McDonald is a common Scottish patronymic surname meaning "son of Donald," a given name meaning "world ruler," from the Gaelic Mac Dhamhnuill.
The sea-swept Hebrides islands and the west coast of Scotland are the ancestral home of the MacDonell family. Their name comes from the personal name Donald. the surname is derived from the Gaelic Mac Dhomhnuill, which means son of Donald; it is a form of the surname MacDonald.
Last name: MacDougal. SDB Popularity ranking: 11438. This notable Scottish surname is a development of the Old Gaelic "Mac Dubhghaill", meaning the son of the dark stranger.
Mcdougall Name Meaning. Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill, 'son of Dubhghall', a personal name composed of the elements dubh 'black' + gall 'stranger'. This was originally a byname used to distinguish the darker-haired Danes from the fair-haired Norwegians.
MacDubhgall is a baby boy name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 916 times.
Shakespearean Meaning: The name MacDuff is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name MacDuff is: The Tragedy of Macbeth' Macduff, Thane of Fife, a nobleman of Scotland who finally kills Macbeth.
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.
