Message: "McCartney" - Behind the Name

McCartney

by Anani

5/27/2006, 4:00 AM

There is no record of my surname on the site (which kinda suprises me actually!) so am just wondering what people could tell me about it?

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Mum to Ryan Lawrence, Daniel James and bub-on-the-way ?Eleanor Olivia?!

- antonant +2

5/27/2006, 5:56 PM

I hope this helps!

It is of Scottish and Northern Irish origin, and comes from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Artaine, meaning "son of Artan".

It is a dimunitive of the personal name Art, meaning "bear" or "hero".

- Pavlos +1

5/29/2006, 11:52 PM

NEver thought of the Fab 4 as "John, George, Ringo and Yogi" :)

- faerielights (guest)

5/30/2006, 12:43 PM

Lol!

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