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McCartney

Syllables: Mc·Cart·ney/məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/

McCartney proper noun: an Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic, notably of Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), one of the Beatles.

Proper noun

McCartney

  1. An Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic, notably of Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), one of the Beatles.
  2. An unincorporated community in Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.

Forms of McCartney

alternative formMacartney

Origin of McCartney

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artaine (literally “son of Artan”), from mac (“son”) + Artan, a diminutive of the name Art, from Old Irish art (“bear”). Compare McCartan, of similar origin.

Words formed from McCartney

Phrases with McCartney

Questions about McCartney

What does McCartney mean?
McCartney means an Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic, notably of Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), one of the Beatles.
What part of speech is McCartney?
McCartney is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce McCartney?
McCartney is pronounced /məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/.

Words near McCartney in the dictionary

  1. McCarthyite
  2. McCarthyites
  3. McCarthys
  4. McCartin
  5. McCartins
  6. McCartney
  7. McCartney bottle
  8. McCartney bottles
  9. McCartney Cay
  10. McCartneyesque
  11. McCarts

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