"McCartney" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/ Forms: Macartney [alternative]
Etymology: From Mac + -Cartaine. # A surname from Irish, notably of Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), one of the Beatles # An unincorporated community in Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. Etymology templates: {{suffix|ga|Mac|Cartaine}} Mac + -Cartaine, {{surname|en|from=Irish}} A surname from Irish, {{place|en|unincorporated community|town/Waterloo|co/Grant County|s/Wisconsin|c/USA}} An unincorporated community in Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} McCartney
  1. Tags: no-gloss Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: McCartneyesque, McCartney bottle, McCartney Cay
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "from": "Irish"
      },
      "expansion": "A surname from Irish",
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "place"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Mac + -Cartaine.\n# A surname from Irish, notably of Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), one of the Beatles\n# An unincorporated community in Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Mc‧Cart‧ney"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Individuals",
          "orig": "en:Individuals",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "McCartneyesque"
        },
        {
          "word": "McCartney bottle"
        },
        {
          "word": "McCartney Cay"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "McCartney"
}
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    {
      "word": "McCartneyesque"
    },
    {
      "word": "McCartney bottle"
    },
    {
      "word": "McCartney Cay"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "from": "Irish"
      },
      "expansion": "A surname from Irish",
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "unincorporated community",
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      },
      "expansion": "An unincorporated community in Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Mac + -Cartaine.\n# A surname from Irish, notably of Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), one of the Beatles\n# An unincorporated community in Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Macartney",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Mc‧Cart‧ney"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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        "English proper nouns",
        "English uncountable nouns",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Individuals"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "McCartney"
}

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