Meaning & origin
What it means
McTighe is a form of McTigue. McTigue goes back to Irish Mac Taidhg, meaning “son of the poet.”
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Where it comes from
McTighe is a form of McTigue. McTigue comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mctighe’s family of names
In English usage, Mctighe as a surname has a related form in MCTIGUE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Mctighe, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mctague
“son of the poet”
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McBeth
“the son of Beth”
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Mcneely
“son of the poet”
67% boys · 33% girls
Imogen
“a maiden” · “one who is innocent and pure”
>99% girls
Greer
“one who is alert and watchful” · “watchful”
20% boys · 80% girls
Strahan
“a poet; a minstrel”
>99% boys
Osheen
Osheen is an English rendering of Oisín, a Gaelic name with a deer-related root.
59% boys · 41% girls
Derval
“one's true desire; a poet's daughter”
91% boys · 9% girls