McQuarrie is a
family name
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of
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
origin.
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Retrieved on 2008-01-13 It is an
Anglicisation
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of the
Gaelic
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Languages
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, which was a
patronymic
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Patronymics are used, b ...
form of the Gaelic
personal name
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meaning 'proud' or 'noble'.
People with the family name McQuarrie
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Albert McQuarrie
Sir Albert McQuarrie (1 January 1918 – 13 January 2016) was a British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 1987.
Early life
Albert McQuarrie was born on 1 January 1918 in Greenock, Inverclyde. McQua ...
(1918–2016), British politician
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Christopher McQuarrie
Christopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American filmmaker. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the neo-noir mystery film ''The Usual Suspects'' (1995). He made hi ...
(born 1968), American screenwriter and director
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Ralph McQuarrie
Ralph Angus McQuarrie (; June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012) was an American conceptual designer who worked in film and television. His career included work on the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television se ...
(1929–2012) American conceptual designer and futurist
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Stuart McQuarrie
Stuart McQuarrie (born 19 March 1963) is a Scottish actor who has performed extensively in theatre. In television he has appeared in ''Taggart'' (1990), ''Rab C. Nesbitt'' (1992), ''London's Burning (TV series), London's Burning'' (1994), ''Bug ...
(born 1963), Scottish actor
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William Garland McQuarrie
William Garland McQuarrie (July 26, 1876 – May 30, 1943) was a Canadian lawyer and politician in the province of British Columbia.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Lachlan and Mary McQuarrie, McQuarrie was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba ...
(1876–1943), Canadian lawyer and politician
Related names
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Macquarie
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MacQuarrie
See also
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Clan MacQuarrie
Clan MacQuarrie (also Quarrie, MacQuarie, McQueary, McQuary, MacQuaire, Macquarie) is an ancient Highland Scottish clan which owned the islands of Ulva, Staffa and Gometra as well as large tracts of land on the Isle of Mull, which are all ...
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