English
McIntyre
McIntyre comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac an t-Saoir ‘son of the craftsman’, and goes back to saor.
- Scottish Gaelicmodernsaor‘craftsman’
- Scottish Gaelic, derivedmodernMac an t-Saoir‘son of the craftsman’
- EnglishtodayMcIntyre
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Scottish Gaelicmodernsaor‘craftsman’
- Scottish Gaelic, derivedmodernMac an t-Saoir‘son of the craftsman’
- EnglishtodayMcIntyre
The story
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an t-Saoir (‘son of the craftsman’), from saor (‘craftsman’).
Every English word from Scottish Gaelic saor
Today it means
name A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic saor / McIntyre