Surname

Mcdermid

“son of Diarmaid”

McDermid is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McDermid is a form of McDiarmid. McDiarmid goes back to Irish Mac Diarmaid, meaning “son of Diarmaid.”

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Where it comes from

McDermid is a form of McDiarmid. McDiarmid comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mcdermid’s family of names

In English usage, Mcdermid as a surname has a related form in MCDIARMID.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Irish

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“son of David”

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Gaelic

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“son of Dubhghall”

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Mcdaris

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Mcduffie

“son of Duibshíth”

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Old Norse

McLeod

“the son of the ugly one”

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Gaelic

Mcdearmont

McDearmont is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Gaelic

McDougal

“the son of Dougal”

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Gaelic

Mcdougle

“son of Dubhghall”

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Sibling ideas

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