''Mac Sitric'' is a masculine

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in the

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. The name translates into

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as "son of ''Sitreac''". The surname originated as a

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, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The form ''Nic Sitric'' is borne by unmarried females; the forms ''Bean Mhic Sitric'' and ''Mhic Shitric'' are borne by married females. A variant form of ''Mac Sitric'' is ''Mag Sitric''; the feminine forms of this surname are ''Nig Sitric'', ''Bean Mhig Sitric'', and ''Mhig Sitric''. All these Irish surnames have various

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forms.

Etymology

''Mac Shitric'' translates into English as "son of ''Sitreac''". A variant form of the surname is ''Mag Sitric''. These surnames originated as

s, however they no longer refer to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name ''Sitreac'' is a

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

derivative of the

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''Sigtryggr''. This Old Norse personal name is composed of two elements: the first, ''Sig-'', means "victory"; the second element, ''-tryggr'', means "true". which cited: for the surname "McKittrick".

Feminine forms

''Mac Sitric'' and ''Mag Sitric'' are masculine surnames. The form of ''Mac Sitric'' for unmarried females is ''Nic Sitric'', whereas the (unmarried) feminine form of ''Mag Sitric'' is ''Nig Sitric''; these names translate into English as "daughter of the son of ''Sitreac''. The form of ''Mac Sitric'' for married females is ''Bean Mhic Sitric'', whereas the feminine form of ''Mag Sitric'' is ''Bean Mhig Sitric''; these particular feminine names also rendered simply as ''Mhic Sitric'' and ''Mhig Sitric''; these four surnames translate to "wife of the son of ''Sitreac''.

Anglicised forms

''Mac Sitric'' has been

variously as ''MacKittrick'', ''MacKitterick'', ''MacKettrick'', ''MacKetterick'', ''MacKirtrick'', ''Munkittrick'', ''Munkettrick'', ''Kittrick'', ''Kitterick'', and ''Setright''. which is a transcription of: Anglicised forms of ''Mag Sitric'' include ''MacGetrick'', ''MacGetterick''. which is a transcription of:

References

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Etymology

Feminine forms

Anglicised forms

See also

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