Given name & surname · also Irish
Mcafee
“son of Dhuibhshít”
McAfee is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McAfee goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe, meaning “son of Dhuibhshít.”
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Where it comes from
McAfee comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
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How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe (“son of Dhuibhshít”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcafee’s family of names
In English usage, Mcafee as a surname has a related form in Afee. In English usage, Mcafee as a surname has a related form in MACAFEE. In English usage, Mcafee as a surname has a related form in MCAFFEE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
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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