Etymograph

English

McBeth

McBeth comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac Beatha ‘son of life’.

  1. Scottish GaelicmodernMac Beatha‘son of life’
  2. EnglishtodayMcBeth

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Scottish GaelicmodernMac Beatha‘son of life’
  2. EnglishtodayMcBeth

The story

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Beatha (‘son of life’).

Today it means

name A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic Mac Beatha / McBeth