Etymograph

English

McBride

McBride comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac Brighde ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit’.

  1. Scottish GaelicmodernMac Brighde‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit’
  2. EnglishtodayMcBride

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Scottish GaelicmodernMac Brighde‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit’
  2. EnglishtodayMcBride

The story

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Brighde (‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit’).

Today it means

name A surname.

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

Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic Mac Brighde / McBride