McWhirter
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McWhirter and Macwhirter, MacWhirter are Anglicisation
s of the Scottish Gaelic Mac an Chruiteir, meaning "son of the harpist or fiddler
". The name is derived from the Gaelic cruitear, meaning "harpist", "fiddler". The Scottish name is generally found in Ayrshire
. The surnames can be represented in modern Scottish Gaelic as Mac a' Chruiteir.
McWhirter
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
s of the Scottish Gaelic Mac an Chruiteir, meaning "son of the harpist or fiddler
Fiddler
A fiddler is a person who plays a fiddle or violin.Fiddler may also refer to:*Fabrangen Fiddlers, an American musical group founded in 1971*Tupolev Tu-28 "Fiddler", a fighter aircraft*Fiddler , a DC Comics villain...
". The name is derived from the Gaelic cruitear, meaning "harpist", "fiddler". The Scottish name is generally found in Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
. The surnames can be represented in modern Scottish Gaelic as Mac a' Chruiteir.
People with the surnames
Macwhirter, MacWhirter- Iain MacwhirterIain MacwhirterIain Macwhirter is a Scottish political commentator, who has worked at both the UK Parliament and Scottish Parliament, presenting the BBC2 programmes "Westminster Live" and "Scrutiny".- Early career :...
Scottish political commentator - John MacWhirterJohn MacWhirterJohn MacWhirter, was a Scottish landscape painter.-Biography:John was the third of four children. He attended a school in Colinton, and after his father's death was apprenticed to Oliver & Boyd, booksellers in Edinburgh...
Scottish landscape painter
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- Alastair McWhirterAlastair McWhirterAlastair McWhirter QPM MA was a British senior police officer until April 2007. Born in 1953 in Lanarkshire, he was educated at Hamilton Academy and Aberdeen University where he studied for an MA in English and History; this was followed by a Post Graduate Certificate of Education at Aberdeen...
(b. 1953), British police officer and chief constable - Douglas McWhirterDouglas McWhirterDouglas S. McWhirter was an English amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
(1886–1966), English Olympic football player - Edward McWhirter (b.1953), Inventor of StyroHawk Kites and the BlackjackWave Card-Counting Systems
- George McWhirterGeorge McWhirterGeorge McWhirter is a Northern Irish-Canadian writer, translator, editor, teacher and Vancouver’s first Poet Laureate....
Irish-Canadian writer - John McWhirterJohn McWhirter (mathematician)John G. McWhirter FRS FREng FIMA FInstP FIEE FLSW is a British mathematician and engineer in the field of signal processing.John McWhirter graduated in mathematics from Queen's University Belfast in 1970, gaining a PhD there in 1973...
(contemporary), British mathematician and engineer - John McWhirter, RA (1839-1911), Scottish landscape painter
- Julie McWhirterJulie McWhirterJulie McWhirter is an Indiana-born voice actress and impressionist best known for her work as Kanga in "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore". Her voice acting also includes numerous Hanna-Barbera cartoons, such as Jeannie, Jabberjaw, Casper and the Angels, Drak Pack and The Smurfs...
(b. 1947), American voice actress - Norrie McWhirterNorrie McWhirterNorrie McWhirter is a Scottish former footballer, who played for St. Mirren for the entirety of his career which began in 1985 and ended due to injury in 2000, following 301 appearances for the club....
(b. 1969), Scottish footballer (St. Mirren FC) - Norris McWhirterNorris McWhirterNorris Dewar McWhirter, CBE was a writer, political activist, co-founder of the Freedom Association, and a television presenter. He and his twin brother, Ross, were known internationally for the Guinness Book of Records, a book they wrote and annually updated together between 1955 and 1975...
(1925–2004), British writer and political activist; cofounder of the Guinness World Records; brother of Ross McWhirter - Ross McWhirterRoss McWhirterAlan Ross Mayfield McWhirter , known as Ross McWhirter, was, with his twin brother, Norris McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records and a contributor to Record Breakers...
(1925–1975), British cofounder of Guinness World Records; brother of Norris McWhirter; assassinated