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Help[Surname] Re: King Macha 533-519 BC
in reply to a message by John Mackey Dieter
Personally I've never heard of a King Macha. I thought macha was locative and meant "plain". However it seems that several females named Macha feature in Irish mythology.
Mackey appears to be a variant of both Mackay and Mackie, surnames with the same meaning but distinct origins. Mackay belongs to Sutherland, as you state, while Mackie belongs to the south-west of Scotland and, according to G.F.Black, to Stirlingshire.
There is some evidence that the Mackays of Sutherland descended from the royal line of Scotland that preceded the line of Duncan (1034-40).
The Gaelic form of the name is MacAodha, son of Aodh, a name said to mean "fire".
Mackey appears to be a variant of both Mackay and Mackie, surnames with the same meaning but distinct origins. Mackay belongs to Sutherland, as you state, while Mackie belongs to the south-west of Scotland and, according to G.F.Black, to Stirlingshire.
There is some evidence that the Mackays of Sutherland descended from the royal line of Scotland that preceded the line of Duncan (1034-40).
The Gaelic form of the name is MacAodha, son of Aodh, a name said to mean "fire".
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