Given name & surname

Mctavish

“son of Thomas”

McTavish is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McTavish goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac Tamhais, meaning “son of Thomas.”

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Where it comes from

McTavish comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Scottish Gaelic Mac Tamhais (“son of Thomas”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mctavish’s family of names

In English usage, Mctavish as a surname has a related form in MACTAVISH. In English usage, Mctavish as a surname has a related form in MACTAVISH. In English usage, Mctavish as a surname has a related form in McCavish.

Walk Mctavish’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

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

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Irish

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Gaelic

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Gaelic

Mcginnis

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Gaelic

Mcgillis

“son of the servant of Jesus”

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Irish

Mccrillis

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

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