Where does “Macgregor” come from?

Macgregor (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic MacGriogair, from Scottish Gaelic mac, from Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Macgregor (English): named after William MacGregor

Definitions

  1. named after William MacGregor

Ancestry of “Macgregor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicMacGriogair—
2Scottish Gaelicmacson; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and...
3Middle Irishmacson
4Old Irishmaccson; child
5Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
6Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →