Given name & surname

McDuff

“the son of the blackskinned man”

McDuff is a variant of Macduff. One interpretation is “the son of the blackskinned man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

McDuff is a variant of Macduff. One interpretation is “the son of the blackskinned man.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

McDuff comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhuibh.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

McDuff’s family of names

McDuff has a related form in Macduff. In English usage, McDuff as a surname has a related form in MCDOW. In English usage, McDuff as a surname has a related form in MCDOW.

Walk McDuff’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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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.

Similar names

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

Gaelic

Mcduffie

“son of Duibshíth”

No U.S. birth series

69% boys · 31% girls

Gaelic

Mccrum

“son of the cripple”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic · Saints

Mcmunn

“son of the servant of (Saint) Munnu”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

McDougal

“the son of Dougal”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mcdougle

“son of Dubhghall”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mcdougall

“son of Dubhghall”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mcclurg

“son of Lorg”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mccuen

“son of Eòghan”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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