Given name & surname
Macmaster
“son of the master”
MacMaster is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
MacMaster goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Maighstir, meaning “son of the master.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Maighstir, built from English Mc- + master.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Macmaster’s family of names
In English usage, Macmaster as a surname has a related form in MCMASTER. In English usage, Macmaster as a surname has a related form in MCMASTER. In English usage, Macmaster as a surname has a related form in MCMASTERS.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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