Given name & surname

Mcgillivray

McGillivray is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

McGillivray comes from Scottish Gaelic.

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How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Bhràtha.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mcgillivray’s family of names

In English usage, Mcgillivray as a surname has a related form in MACGILLIVRAY. In English usage, Mcgillivray as a surname has a related form in MCGILVARY. In English usage, Mcgillivray as a surname has a related form in MCGILVERY.

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Nicknames & forms 4

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

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Gaelic

Mcgillis

“son of the servant of Jesus”

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Gaelic

Mcginnis

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Gaelic

McKinlay

“the son of the white warrior”

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Gaelic

Mcgibbon

“son of Gibbon”

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Gaelic

Mcgarvey

“son of Gairbhshíth”

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Gaelic

Mcguffey

“son of Davuc”

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Gaelic

Mcgirr

McGirr is a surname from Irish, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.

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Gaelic

McGill

“the son of Gill” · “a servant”

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76% boys · 24% girls

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