Meaning & origin
What it means
McAteer goes back to Irish Mac an tSaoir, meaning “son of the craftsman.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Mac an tSaoir (“son of the craftsman”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcateer’s family of names
In English usage, Mcateer as a surname has a related form in MCTEER. In English usage, Mcateer as a surname has a related form in MCTIER. In English usage, Mcateer as a surname has a related form in MINTEER.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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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