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McTavish

McTavish proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Proper noun

McTavish (plural McTavishes)

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

Forms of McTavish

pluralMcTavishes
alternative formMacTavish
alternative formMcCavish

Origin of McTavish

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Tamhais (“son of Thomas”).

Questions about McTavish

What does McTavish mean?
McTavish means a surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
What part of speech is McTavish?
McTavish is a proper noun.

Words near McTavish in the dictionary

  1. McTaggart
  2. McTaggartian
  3. McTaggarts
  4. McTague
  5. McTagues
  6. McTavish
  7. McTavishes
  8. MCTD
  9. McTeer
  10. McTeers
  11. McTeggart

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