English Explanatory Dictionary

McCarthy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A census-designated place in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States.

Pronunciation

/məˈkɑː.θi/ /məˈkɑɹ.θi/

Word forms

McCarthy McCarthys McCarthies Mc Carthy MacCarthy Mac Carthy M'Carthy MaCarthy Carthy McCarty

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Mac Carthaigh (literally “son of Carthach”).

Derived words

Charlie McCarthy McCarthian McCarthyan McCarthyesque McCarthyism McCarthyist McCarthyistic McCarthy's shrew
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