English Explanatory Dictionary

McCartney

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Pronunciation

/məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/

Word forms

McCartney Macartney

Etymology

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.

Derived words

McCartneyesque McCartney bottle McCartney Cay
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