Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Mccartan
“son of Artán”
McCartan is a surname from Scottish Gaelic (ultimately Old Irish).
Meaning & origin
What it means
McCartan goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Artáin, meaning “son of Artán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
McCartan comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Old Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Mccartan as a surname is a diminutive of Art.
Mccartan’s family of names
In English usage, Mccartan as a surname is a diminutive of Art. In English usage, Mccartan as a surname has a related form in MCCARTEN. In English usage, Mccartan as a surname has a related form in MCCARTIN.
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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“son of Colga”
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“son of Huguelin”
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Mccarn
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