McBride
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The name "McBride" and "MacBride" is the English spelling for the Irish
name "Mac Giolla Brídhe"
meaning son of the followers of St. Brigid (and thus, originally had nothing to do with any bride
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McBride is the name of several persons:
McBride may refer to a place:
McBride may refer to media:
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
name "Mac Giolla Brídhe"
Goidelic languages
The Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages are one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, the other consisting of the Brythonic languages. Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from the south of Ireland through the Isle of Man to the north of Scotland...
meaning son of the followers of St. Brigid (and thus, originally had nothing to do with any bride
Bride
A bride is a woman about to be married or newlywed.The word may come from the Proto-Germanic verb root *brū-, meaning 'to cook, brew, or make a broth' which was the role of the daughter-in-law in primitive families...
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McBride is the name of several persons:
- Angus McBrideAngus McBrideAngus McBride was an English historical and fantasy illustrator.Born in London to Highland Scots parents, Angus McBride was orphaned as a child when his mother died when he was five, and his father in World War Two when he was twelve. He was educated at the Canterbury Cathedral Choir School...
(1931–2007), British fantasy and historical illustrator - Bake McBrideBake McBrideArnold Ray "Bake" McBride , also nicknamed "Shake n' Bake" and "The Callaway Kid", is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, known primarily as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies' teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s. He made his major league debut for the St...
(born 1949), Major League Baseball player - Bill McBride (candidate)Bill McBride (candidate)Bill McBride is an American lawyer and politician.A Democrat, he challenged Jeb Bush for Florida governor in the 2002 gubernatorial election. Bush won 56-43 percent, making him the first Republican governor of Florida to serve two terms...
(born 1945), 2002 candidate for Florida governor - Brian McBrideBrian McBrideBrian Robert McBride is a retired American soccer player who finished his career for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer , but spent the majority of his time in MLS playing for the Columbus Crew. For much of his career he played in Europe, notably for Fulham in the English Premier League...
(born 1972), American football (soccer) player - Bunny McBrideBunny McBrideCarol Ann McBride is an American writer, author of a wide range of nonfiction books on subjects ranging from cultural survival and wildlife conservation to Native American themes. Her most recent book is Indians in Eden: Wabanakis and Rusticators on Maine's Mt.Desert Island...
(born 1950), American writer and anthropology lecturer - Chi McBrideChi McBrideKenneth "Chi" McBride is an American actor. He starred as Steven Harper on the series Boston Public, as Emerson Cod on Pushing Daisies, and recently appeared in Fox's drama Human Target.-Early life:...
(born 1961), American actor - Damian McBrideDamian McBrideDamian McBride is a former civil servant and former special advisor to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. McBride began his civil service career at HM Customs and Excise...
, former advisor to British government - Danny R. McBrideDanny R. McBrideDaniel Richard "Danny" McBride is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter, and voice artist.-Career:...
(born 1976), American comedic actor and writer/producer - Darl McBrideDarl McBrideDarl Charles McBride is the former CEO of The SCO Group. He became the CEO of Caldera International on June 28, 2002.On March 7, 2003, during McBride's tenure as CEO of the company, The SCO Group initiated litigation against IBM, alleging breach of contract and copyright infringement claims...
(born circa 1960), former CEO (2002–2007) of the SCO Group - Grant McBrideGrant McBrideGrant Anthony McBride , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of The Entrance on the New South Wales Central Coast for the Australian Labor Party between 1992 and 2011.-Personal life:McBride is a qualified engineer who...
, Australian politician - Henry McBride (art critic)Henry McBride (art critic)Henry McBride was an American art critic. He was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Quaker parents. He studied art in New York City at the Artist-Artisan Institute and later took night classes at the Art Students League of New York. McBride started the art department of The Educational...
(1867–1962) - Henry McBride (politician)Henry McBride (politician)Henry McBride was the fourth Governor of Washington state, United States from 1901 to 1905. He was the first governor of Washington to be born in the west....
(1856–1937), governor of Washington - Jeff McBrideJeff McBrideJeff McBride is an American magician from Monticello New York. He is known for his sleight of hand skills and specializes in the manipulation of playing cards, coins, and other small objects. His stage performances blend elements of kabuki, a Japanese theater form, with traditional conjuring...
(born 1959), American magician - Ken McBrideKen McBrideKenneth Faye McBride is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. The 6'0", . righty was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1954 season...
(born 1935), Major League Baseball pitcher - Kevin McBrideKevin McBrideKevin Martin McBride is an Irish boxer, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.McBride debuted in December 1992, with a victory against Gary Charlton...
(born 1973), Irish boxer - Kevin McBrideKevin McBride (footballer)Kevin McBride is a Scottish football player. He currently plays for Hamilton Academical, having previously played for Celtic, Motherwell, Darlington, Falkirk, Hibernian and Raith Rovers.-Celtic:...
, (born 1981) Scottish footballer - Margaret McBride, American nun
- Martina McBrideMartina McBrideMartina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
(born 1966), American country music singer. - Mary Margaret McBrideMary Margaret McBrideMary Margaret McBride was an American radio interview host and writer. Her popular radio shows spanned more than 40 years; she is also remembered for her few months of pioneering television, as an early sign of radio success not guaranteeing a transition to the new medium...
(born 1899), American radio personality and writer - McBride & the RideMcBride & the RideMcBride & the Ride was an American country music band initially composed of Terry McBride , Ray Herndon and Billy Thomas . The group was founded in 1989 through the assistance of record producer Tony Brown...
, a country music band, or Terry McBrideTerry McBride (musician)Terry McBride is an American country music artist. Between 1989 and 1994, and again from 2000 to 2002, McBride was the lead vocalist and bass guitarist in the band McBride & the Ride, a country music group which recorded six studio albums and charted more than ten singles on the Billboard Hot...
, its lead singer - Melissa McBrideMelissa McBrideMelissa McBride is an American actress best known for her roles as Carol Peletier in the AMC-TV series The Walking Dead and as the "Woman With Kids at Home" in Frank Darabont's 2007 adaptation of Stephen King's "The Mist." She is also a casting director in Atlanta, Georgia.-Filmography:* Matlock...
(born 1965), American actress - Patricia McBridePatricia McBridePatricia McBride is a ballerina who spent nearly 30 years dancing with the New York City Ballet....
, former New York City Ballet principal dancer - Tom McBrideTom McBrideTom McBride was an American photographer, model, and actor. He starred in the 1981 horror movie Friday the 13th Part 2 as Mark. He also starred in the 1985 movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. His only TV guest appearance was on the TV series Highway to Heaven...
(1952–1995), American actor - Tom McBride (baseball)Tom McBride (baseball)Thomas Raymond McBride was a professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators . He also played extensively in minor league baseball...
(1914–2001), Major League Baseball outfielder - Sir Richard McBrideRichard McBrideSir Richard McBride, KCMG was a British Columbian politician and is often considered the founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party. McBride was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1898 election, and served in the cabinet of James Dunsmuir from 1900 to 1901...
, former premier of British Columbia - Will McBride (photographer)Will McBride (photographer)Will McBride is a photographer in reportage, art photography and book illustration. He is also known as a painter and sculptor....
(born 1931), erotic photographer - William McBride (doctor) (published 1961), Australian physician
McBride may refer to a place:
- McBride, MichiganMcBride, MichiganMcBride is a village in Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 232 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Day Township. The post office for the village, with ZIP code 48852, is named "McBrides" and provides P.O...
, United States - McBride, Oklahoma, United States
- McBride, British ColumbiaMcBride, British ColumbiaSituated on the Yellowhead Highway , McBride is a small community in the Robson Valley region of British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Prince George, west of the Alberta border, and west of Jasper, Alberta....
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McBride may refer to media:
- McBride (TV series)McBride (TV series)McBride is a series of two-hour movies for the Hallmark Channel that premiered on January 14, 2005, and stars John Larroquette as a lawyer. Along with the movie series Mystery Woman, Murder 101 and Jane Doe, it is broadcast in rotation under the umbrella title Hallmark Channel Mystery...
, 2005 TV series starring John Larroquette - McBride's Magazine was related to Lippincott's Monthly MagazineLippincott's Monthly MagazineLippincott's Monthly Magazine was a 19th century literary magazine published in Philadelphia from 1868 to 1915, when it relocated to New York to become McBride's Magazine. It merged with Scribner's Magazine in 1916....
and Scribner's MagazineScribner's MagazineScribner's Magazine was an American periodical published by the publishing house of Charles Scribner's Sons from January 1887 to May 1939. Scribner's Magazine was the second magazine out of the "Scribner's" firm, after the publication of Scribner's Monthly... - Amelia McBride, lead character of the American comic book series Amelia Rules!Amelia Rules!Amelia Rules! is the title of a comic book series written and drawn by Jimmy Gownley. Amelia Rules! follows the life of Amelia Louise McBride as she adjusts to life in a new town after her parents' divorce causes her to leave life in Manhattan...
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See also
- McBryde (disambiguation)
- MacBride (disambiguation)
- MacBryde