English
McBrayer
McBrayer comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac Bràthar ‘son of the brother’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰréh₂tēr‘brother’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*brātīr‘brother’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900bráthair‘brother, cousin, kinsman’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernbràthair‘brother’
- Scottish Gaelic, derivedmodernMac Bràthar‘son of the brother’
- EnglishtodayMcBrayer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰréh₂tēr‘brother’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*brātīr‘brother’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900bráthair‘brother, cousin, kinsman’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernbràthair‘brother’
- Scottish Gaelic, derivedmodernMac Bràthar‘son of the brother’
- EnglishtodayMcBrayer
The story
Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Bràthar (‘son of the brother’), from bràthair (‘brother’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr ‘brother’
brother, bro, pal, brethren, fraternity, bhai, friar, fra, fraternal, frater, 11 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr / McBrayer