English
McRae
McRae comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith ‘son of grace’.
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac Raith‘son of grace’
- EnglishtodayMcRae
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac Raith‘son of grace’
- EnglishtodayMcRae
The story
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith (‘son of grace’), from mac + rath.
Every English word from Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith
Today it means
name A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic Mac Raith / McRae