Given name & surname · also Irish
McBride
“the son of a follower of St. Brigid”
McBride is a variant of Macbride. One interpretation is “the son of a follower of St. Brigid.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
McBride is a variant of Macbride. One interpretation is “the son of a follower of St. Brigid.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
McBride comes from Irish, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Brighde (“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
McBride’s family of names
McBride has a related form in Macbride. In English usage, McBride as a surname has a related form in McBryde.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love McBride, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit”
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“son of the servant of Saint Blane”
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“son of the servant of (Saint) Fintán”
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Mcglone
“son of the servant of (saint) John”
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“son of the servant of (saint) John”
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McLune
“son of the servant of (saint) John”
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“a saint's servant” · “a thin woman”
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Mchaffie
“son of the servant of (Saint) Cathbhadh”
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