Given name & surname
McBeth
“the son of Beth”
McBeth is a variant of Macbeth. One interpretation is “the son of Beth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
McBeth is a variant of Macbeth. One interpretation is “the son of Beth.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Beatha (“son of life”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
McBeth is a variant of Macbeth. The history of Macbeth gives this family its wider story. Shakespeare used the name for a character presented as historical.
Explained through its name family
McBeth’s family of names
In English usage, McBeth has a surname derivative in BEATON. McBeth has a related form in Macbeth. In English usage, McBeth as a surname has a related form in BEATON.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
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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