English
McNabb
McNabb comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac an Abadh ‘son of the abbot’.
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac an Abadh‘son of the abbot’
- EnglishtodayMcNabb
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac an Abadh‘son of the abbot’
- EnglishtodayMcNabb
The story
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac an Abadh (‘son of the abbot’).
Every English word from Scottish Gaelic Mac an Abadh
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic Mac an Abadh / McNabb