Mctavish as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mctavish

What is the meaning of the name Mctavish ?

The baby name Mctavish is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məkˈtævɪʃ/ (mack-TAV-ish).

Mctavish is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.

McTavish (also MacTavish) is a Scottish surname-turned-given name rooted in Scottish Gaelic Mac Tàmhais, literally “son of Tàmhas.” Tàmhas is the Gaelic form of Thomas, ultimately from Aramaic Ta’oma via Greek and Latin, meaning “twin.” The name therefore carries the sense “descendant of Thomas” while preserving the classic “twin” meaning at its core.

As a family name it is long associated with Clan MacTavish (MacTàmhais) of Argyll and appears in records from the late medieval period onward; through Scottish migration it became familiar in Canada and other parts of the anglophone world. As a first name, McTavish remains uncommon but fits the modern surname-as-given-name trend. Variants and related forms include McTavish, MacTavish, MacTàmhais, and the simplified given name Tavish; Tavis is a contemporary offshoot. Cognates linked by meaning include Tamhas and Thomas.

⚙ Mctavish is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 3 times, across 3 countries.