English
McTavish
McTavish comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac Tamhais ‘son of Thomas’.
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac Tamhais‘son of Thomas’
- EnglishtodayMcTavish
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac Tamhais‘son of Thomas’
- EnglishtodayMcTavish
The story
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Tamhais (‘son of Thomas’).
Every English word from Scottish Gaelic Mac Tamhais
Today it means
name A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic Mac Tamhais / McTavish