Given name & surname
Moffatt
“field, plain”
Moffatt is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Moffatt is a form of Moffat. Moffat goes back to Scottish Gaelic magh, meaning “field, plain.”
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Where it comes from
Moffatt is a form of Moffat. Moffat comes from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Moffatt’s family of names
In English usage, Moffatt has a related form in MOFFAT.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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