McCartney

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McCartney

/məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Macartney

An Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic, notably of Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), one of the Beatles.
An unincorporated community in Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Closest in meaning: francis, macartney, mccartin, mccart, mccartan, lennon, mccarty, mccarl, mccardle, mcpartland, mcard, mcartor, mcpeters, mclennon, mccarthy, macpherson

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"McCartney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mccartney. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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@misc{mccartney_2026,
  title = {McCartney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mccartney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}