MacQuarrie
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MacQuarrie is a family name
of Scottish
origin. It is an Anglicisation
of the Gaelic Mac Guaire, which was a patronymic
form of the Gaelic personal name
meaning "proud" or "noble".
Family name
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of Scottish
Scotland
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origin. It is an Anglicisation
Anglicisation
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of the Gaelic Mac Guaire, which was a patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
form of the Gaelic personal name
Personal name
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meaning "proud" or "noble".
People with the family name MacQuarrie
- Albert MacQuarrieAlbert MacQuarrieAlbert MacQuarrie was an American silent film actor.He was signed in 1912 and starred in about 70 films before his retirement....
- Bob MacQuarrieBob MacQuarrieRobert Waldron MacQuarrie was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1985, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
- Frank MacQuarrieFrank MacQuarrieFrank MacQuarrie was an American silent film actor.He was the brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie and Murdock MacQuarrie.-Filmography:* The Lone Hand...
- Heath MacQuarrieHeath MacQuarrieHeath Nelson Macquarrie was a Canadian politician, teacher, scholar, and writer...
- John MacquarrieJohn MacquarrieJohn Macquarrie FBA TD was a Scottish theologian and philosopher, the author of Principles of Christian Theology and Jesus Christ in Modern Thought...
- Melanie Morse MacQuarrieMelanie Morse MacQuarrieMelanie Virginia Sydney Morse MacQuarrie was a Canadian actress.-Background:MacQuarrie was the daughter of actors Barry Morse and Sydney Sturgess and sister of Hayward Morse. She was born in London, England, but lived in Canada from the age of six...
- Murdock MacQuarrieMurdock MacQuarrieMurdock MacQuarrie was an American silent film actor.Murdock began his long screen career as an actor in early films such as The Count of Monte Cristo before becoming a director at Universal.He was the brother of actors Albert MacQuarrie and Frank MacQuarrie.-1940s:* Silver City Raiders...
- Robert H. MacQuarrieRobert H. MacQuarrieRobert Heath MacQuarrie was a politician and teacher from Northwest Territories, Canada.-Political career:...