Where does “McWhirt” come from?
McWhirt (English) comes from English McCord, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuairt, from Irish Mac, from Irish giolla, from Middle Irish gilla, from Old Norse gildr, from Proto-Germanic gildiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
Ancestry of “McWhirt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | McCord | — |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | Mac Cuairt | — |
| 3 | Irish | Mac | used in surnames |
| 4 | Irish | giolla | youth; page, boy; gillie, attendant; manservant,... |
| 5 | Middle Irish | gilla | youth; male child, boy; messenger, page, servant |
| 6 | Old Norse | gildr | stout, brawny, of full worth; brawny, stout; of... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gildiz | valuable, wholesome, precious |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |