McPhee

McPhee, McPhie, MacPhee or Macphee is a Scottish surname. Like MacFie, it is usually regarded as a shorter version of McDuffie,[1] which is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic name mac Dhuibhshithe ("descendant of the dark fairy") and originated in Colonsay. However, it may instead be derived from another Gaelic name, mac a' Phì;[2][3] hence it may have the same origins as surnames such as Fee,[2] MacFee,[3] McFee, Macfee, MacAfee and Mahaffey.[4]

People

McPhee

MacPhee

  • Catherine-Ann MacPhee (born 1959), Scottish Gaelic singer
  • Ian Macphee (born 1938), Australian former politician, member of the House of Representatives from 1974 to 1990
  • Josh MacPhee, artist, curator and activist living in Brooklyn, New York
  • Niall MacPhee (born 1985), shinty player from Fort William, Scotland
  • Rebecca Jean MacPhee (born 1974), Canadian curler
  • Robyn MacPhee (born 1983), Canadian curler
  • Waddy MacPhee (1899–1980), former professional baseball player and American football player

In fiction

Other

See also

References

  1. "McPhee Family Crest and Name History".
  2. Mac an Tàilleir, Iain. "Ainmean Pearsanta" (docx). Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  3. Colin Mark, The Gaelic-English Dictionary (2003) Routledge, pp. 718–722.
  4. https://www.faclair.com/ViewEntry.aspx?ID=B3AD30000496694F0204F83D00F267E7
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