McCartan

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McCartan

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Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artáin (literally “son of Artán”), from mac (“son”) + Artán, a diminutive of the name Art, from Old Irish art (“bear”). Compare McCartney, of similar origin.

proper noun McCartans · McCarten · McCartin

An Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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"McCartan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mccartan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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McCartan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mccartan

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"McCartan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mccartan.

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@misc{mccartan_2026,
  title = {McCartan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mccartan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}