McMaster

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McMaster

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Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Maighstir or Mac Á Mhaighstir (“son of the master”), from maighstir (“master”). By surface analysis, Mc- + master.

proper noun McMasters · MacMaster

A surname from Scottish Gaelic. “At this point in the investigation there is no evidence the horrific fire at Judge Goodstein’s Edisto home was intentionally set,” South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster added in a post on X.

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Closest in meaning: mcgill, kaye, dalhousie, carr, calgary, macmaster, mcalexander, mcdonald, mcandrew, mcallan, mcmath, macmhurchaidh, mccallum, mcsween, mccalister, macknight

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Ελληνικά	ΜακΜάστερ MakMáster

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"McMaster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mcmaster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{mcmaster_2026,
  title = {McMaster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mcmaster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}