Etymograph

English

McGrath

McGrath comes from Irish Mac Craith.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentMac Craith
  2. EnglishtodayMcGrath

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentMac Craith
  2. EnglishtodayMcGrath

The story

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Craith, perhaps a variant of Mac Raith (‘son of Rath’), a byname from rath (‘abundance, prosperity’).

Every English word from Irish Mac Craith

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

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

Etymograph / Irish Mac Craith / McGrath

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