Given name & surname
Mcwhorter
“son of the harpist”
McWhorter is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
McWhorter is a form of McWhirter. McWhirter goes back to Scottish Gaelic Mac an Chruiteir, meaning “son of the harpist.”
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Where it comes from
McWhorter is a form of McWhirter. McWhirter comes from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mcwhorter’s family of names
In English usage, Mcwhorter as a surname has a related form in MCWHIRTER.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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