Given name

Macartan

“the son of Artan”

Macartan is used as a given name. One interpretation is “the son of Artan.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “the son of Artan.”

Macartan’s family of names

Macartan has a related form in Macarten. Macartan has a related form in McArtan. Macartan has a related form in McArten.

Walk Macartan’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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

Gaelic

Macnachtan

“the son of the chaste or pure one”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macauslan

“the son of Absalon”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Maclachlan

“the son of Lachlan”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Maclagan

Maclagan is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Macmillan

“the son of the bald one”

No U.S. birth series

85% boys · 15% girls

Gaelic

Macgowan

“the son of a blacksmith”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macegan

“the son of Egan”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Macclennan

“the son of Finnian's servant”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

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