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McCafferty

McCafferty proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McCafferty (plural McCaffertys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of McCafferty

pluralMcCaffertys
alternative formCafferty

Origin of McCafferty

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh (“son of Eachmharcach”), a personal name composed of the elements each (“horse”) + marcach (“rider, knight”).

Questions about McCafferty

What does McCafferty mean?
McCafferty means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is McCafferty?
McCafferty is a proper noun.

Words near McCafferty in the dictionary

  1. McCabe's complexity
  2. McCabes
  3. McCachren
  4. McCadden
  5. McCaddens
  6. McCafferty
  7. McCaffertys
  8. McCaffery
  9. McCafferys
  10. McCaffrey
  11. McCaffreys

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