Given name & surname

Mactavish

MacTavish is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

MacTavish comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic MacTàmhais.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mactavish’s family of names

In English usage, Mactavish as a surname has a related form in Tavish. In English usage, Mactavish as a surname has a related form in M'Tavish. In English usage, Mactavish as a surname has a related form in Mac Tavish.

Walk Mactavish’s family in the name graph

MactavishTavishMctavishMcCavishMaTavishMtavishM'TavishMc TavishMac TavishMacCawsMacCawisMacCawMacCauseMacAvishМактавиш

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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