English Explanatory Dictionary

MacTavish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

MacTavish MacAvish MacCause McCavish MacCaw MacCawis MacCaws Mac Tavish Mc Tavish Mctavish M'Tavish Mtavish MaTavish Tavish

Etymology

Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic MacTàmhais, a patronymic surname meaning "son of Thomas".

Related words

Thompson Thomson
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