Surname

Mcclatchey

“son of the ugly lad”

McClatchey is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McClatchey goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Èitigh, meaning “son of the ugly lad.”

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Where it comes from

McClatchey comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Èitigh (“son of the ugly lad”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Mcclatchey, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

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“son of Lunge”

No U.S. birth series

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McLuney

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Gaelic

Mcgarvey

“son of Gairbhshíth”

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Gaelic · Saints

Mchaney

“son of the servant of (Saint) Canice”

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Gaelic

Mccamey

“son of Jamie”

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>99% girls

Gaelic

Mcclaren

McClaren is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

54% boys · 46% girls

Gaelic

Mckamey

“son of Jamie”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mclarty

“son of Flaithbheartach”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Mcclatchey’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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