Given name & surname · also Gaelic

Macalpine

“the son of Alpine”

Macalpine is a variant of Macalpin. One interpretation is “the son of Alpine.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Macalpine is a variant of Macalpin. One interpretation is “the son of Alpine.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Macalpine comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Ailpein.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Macalpine, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

Macauliffe

“the son of Olaf”

No U.S. birth series

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Macardle

“the son of great courage”

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Macfarlane

“the son of Farlan”

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Celtic

Maglocune

“noble hound”

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Celtic

Mavelle

“resembling a songbird”

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Gaelic

Macartan

“the son of Artan”

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>99% boys

Gaelic

Macritchie

MacRitchie is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Gaelic

Macquarrie

“the son of the proud one”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Macalpine’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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