McQuarrie
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McQuarrie is a family name
of Scottish
origin. It is an Anglicisation
of the Gaelic Mac Guaire, which was a patronymic
form of the Gaelic personal name
meaning "proud" or "noble".
Family name
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of Scottish
Scotland
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origin. It is an Anglicisation
Anglicisation
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of the Gaelic Mac Guaire, which was a patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
form of the Gaelic personal name
Personal name
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meaning "proud" or "noble".
People with the family name McQuarrie
- Albert McQuarrieAlbert McQuarrieSir Albert McQuarrie is a British Conservative politician.McQuarrie was born in Greenock. He was educated at Greenock High School and the Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow...
, (born 1918), British, politician. - Christopher McQuarrieChristopher McQuarrieChristopher McQuarrie is an American screenwriter, producer and director. His screenplays include The Usual Suspects, for which he won the 1996 Academy Award, The Way of the Gun and Valkyrie....
, (born 1968), American, screenwriter and director. - Ralph McQuarrieRalph McQuarrieRalph McQuarrie is a conceptual designer and illustrator who designed Star Wars , the original Battlestar Galactica , E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Cocoon, for which he won an Academy Award....
, (born 1929) American, conceptual designer and futurist. - Stuart McQuarrieStuart McQuarrieStuart McQuarrie is an actor who has starred in multiple acclaimed films, including Trainspotting and 28 Days Later. In 2008, McQuarrie starred in the film Ecstasy based on The Undefeated from Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance...
, (born 1963), actor. - William Garland McQuarrieWilliam Garland McQuarrieWilliam Garland McQuarrie 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 and New Westminster, British Columbia...
, (1876–1943), Canadian, lawyer and politician.