Surname · also Gaelic
Mctaggart
“son of the priest”
McTaggart is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McTaggart goes back to Irish Mac an tSagairt, meaning “son of the priest.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
McTaggart comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Mac an tSagairt (“son of the priest”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mctaggart’s family of names
In English usage, Mctaggart as a surname has an alternative spelling in MACTAGGART. In English usage, Mctaggart as a surname has a related form in MCENTEGART. In English usage, Mctaggart as a surname has a related form in MCENTEGART.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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