About Macartney
The name Macartney is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Artáin, meaning "son of Artán." The name Artán is a diminutive form of the name Art, which itself means "bear" in Gaelic. Therefore, the name Macartney can be interpreted to mean "son of the little bear" or "descendant of the bear."
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Most individuals with the name Macartney are female.
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Here's how to represent Macartney in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Macartney using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.