English
McCafferty
McCafferty comes from Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh ‘son of Eachmharcach’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Eachmharcaigh‘son of Eachmharcach’
- EnglishtodayMcCafferty
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Eachmharcaigh‘son of Eachmharcach’
- EnglishtodayMcCafferty
A compound of each ‘horse’ + marcach ‘rider, knight’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos ‘horse’
Proto-Celtic *ekʷos ‘horse’
Old Irish ech ‘horse’
Irish each ‘horse’
Proto-Celtic *markos ‘horse’
Proto-Celtic *markākos ‘horseman’
Old Irish marcach ‘rider, horseman’
Irish marcach ‘rider, knight’
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh (‘son of Eachmharcach’), a personal name composed of the elements each (‘horse’) + marcach (‘rider, knight’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Eachmharcaigh / McCafferty