McDuff
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McDuff is a surname. It is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic
name Mac Dhuibh (Mac = son, Dhuibh = dark/black).
People named McDuff:
Fictional characters:
Other usage:
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
name Mac Dhuibh (Mac = son, Dhuibh = dark/black).
People named McDuff:
- David McDuffDavid McDuffDavid McDuff is a British translator, editor and literary critic.He attended the University of Edinburgh, where he studied Russian and German...
, Scottish literary translator - Dusa McDuffDusa McDuffDusa McDuff is an English mathematician. She was born in London, England as the daughter of the noted biologist Conrad Hal Waddington. Her mother, Justin, born Justin Blanco White, was an architect, while her maternal grandmother was the feminist Amber Reeves, a lover of H.G. Wells and an author...
, English mathematician - Jack McDuffJack McDuff"Brother" Jack McDuff was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio.-Career:...
(1926-2001), American Jazz musician - Kenneth McDuffKenneth McDuffKenneth Allen McDuff was an American serial killer suspected of at least 14 murders. He had previously been on death row from 1968 to 1972.-Early life and background:...
(1946-1998), American serial killer
Fictional characters:
- McDuff, the Talking DogMcDuff, the Talking DogMcDuff, The Talking Dog was a Saturday morning live action television program that aired on NBC in 1976. The show centered around the ghost of a 100-year-old sheepdog who used to live in the home now owned by a veterinarian, Dr. Calvin Campbell . McDuff could talk not only to the other animals,...
, a children's television character - Suds McDuff, another name for The Simpsons dog Santa's Little Helper
- Father Cyril McDuff, a priest in the television series Father Ted
Other usage:
- McDuff, CaliforniaMcDuff, CaliforniaMcDuff is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California. It was located southeast of Maple Creek.A post office operated at McDuff from 1909 to 1910.-References:...
, former town in Humboldt County - Gritty McDuff's Brewing CompanyGritty McDuff's Brewing CompanyGritty McDuff's Brewing Company, commonly contracted to Gritty's, is an American microbrewery, with locations in Portland, Freeport, and Auburn, Maine....
, a brewery in Maine, USA - McDuff Electronics, a defunct subsidiary of Tandy CorporationTandy CorporationTandy Corporation was a family-owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Tandy was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store, and acquired RadioShack in 1963. The Tandy name was dropped in May 2000, when RadioShack Corporation was made the official name.-History:Tandy began in 1919...
See also
- Macduff (disambiguation)
- Clan MacDuffClan MacDuffClan MacDuff is a Scottish armigerous clan, which is registered with Lyon Court, though currently without a chief. Moncreiffe wrote that the Clan MacDuff was the premier clan among the Scottish Gaels. The early chiefs of Clan MacDuff were the Earls of Fife...
- Duff (disambiguation)
- Duff (surname)Duff (surname)Duff is a surname of Irish or Scottish descent. A corruption of the Gaelic word Dubh meaning dark or black in reference to personal features or temperament. Duff originated in Connacht and Fife in Ireland and Scotland respectively. It may refer to:...
- Dove (surname)Dove (surname)Dove is a surname of Scottish Gaelic origin, Anglicized from the Old Gaelic word dub , meaning "dark" or "black". Its original use was in the context of a personal name, double-stemmed name, nickname or byname for a "swarthy" or "dark tempered" person...