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McCartney
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English
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Alternative forms
en Macartney
Etymology
Anglicized form of en gd Mac Artaine son of Artan, from gd mac son + gd Artan, a diminutive of the name gd Art, from en sga art bear. Compare en McCartan, of similar origin.
Pronunciation
en /məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/
en Mc Cart ney
Proper noun
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en Irish Scottish Gaelic notably of Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), one of the Beatles.
en unincorporated community town/Waterloo co/Grant County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
Derived terms
en McCartneyesque
en McCartney bottle
en McCartney Cay
References
en Individuals