Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Mccaig
“son of Tadhg”
McCaig is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McCaig goes back to Irish Mac Thaidhg, meaning “son of Tadhg.”
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Where it comes from
McCaig comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic Mac Thaoig, from Irish Mac Thaidhg (“son of Tadhg”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mccaig’s family of names
In English usage, Mccaig as a surname has a related form in KEGG. In English usage, Mccaig as a surname has a related form in MCKAIG. In English usage, Mccaig as a surname has a related form in MCKAIG.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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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