Macghee as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Macghee

What is the meaning of the name Macghee ?

The baby name Macghee is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmækɡiː/ (MACK-gee) or /məˈɡiː/ (muh-GEE).

Macghee is Irish, Scottish Gaelic in Origin.

Macghee is a Scottish-Irish Gaelic surname now used as a given name. It derives from mac "son" + Aodh, an early Gaelic personal name meaning "fire" or "fiery one." In Scotland the form MacGhie/McGhie centered in Galloway; in Ireland the same patronymic yielded McGhee, McGee, and Magee, especially in Ulster. Aodh is also the source of the anglicized forename Hugh in many records.

Found in medieval charters and parish rolls, the surname spread with the Ulster Plantation and later migrations to North America and Australasia, remaining common there. As a first name it is rare but rising in the surname-style trend and can be gender-neutral. Variant spellings and related forms include MacGhie, McGhie, McGhee, McGee, Magee, MacGee, and McKee (all from Mac Aodha). Macghee carries a heritage-rich feel with the evocative sense "son of Aodh," often interpreted as "descendant of fire."

⚙ Macghee turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. However you look at it, very few people share it.