- is a
Scottish surname. It is an
Anglicised form of the
Gaelic Mac a'
Phearsain and Mac a Phearsoin,
meaning "son of the parson".
Notable people with...
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James Macpherson (Gaelic:
Seumas MacM****rich or
Seumas Mac a'
Phearsain; 27
October 1736 – 17
February 1796) was a
Scottish writer, poet,
literary collector...
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Chattan Confederation. The
Scottish Gaelic surname for
Macpherson is Mac a'
Phearsain which means son of the parson. The
Celtic church allowed priests to marry...
- July 2017. "Bliadhna nan Òran – Òrain : Sgrìobhaichean, Màiri Nic a'
Phearsain (Màiri Mhòr nan Òran)". BBC Alba.
Archived from the
original on 10 September...
- May, Omay, Omey Omey in Lorne. Mac a' M****lleir Millar,
Milne Mac a'
Phearsain MacPherson Mac a' Phì Fee, MacFee, MacPhee,
MacCaffey Mac an Aba Abbot...
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different spellings – is
believed to have come from the
Gaelic Mac a'
phearsain and
means 'Son of the parson'. For some old
folks it was
called Persiaran...
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dative sg. is
formed by
palatalizing the
genitive sg.), for example, do
phearsain "to a person", ón
gcathraigh "from the city". The word Éire ("Ireland")...
- is a
Scottish surname. It is an
Anglicised form of the
Gaelic Mac a'
Phearsain and Mac a Phearsoin,
meaning "son of the parson".
Notable people with...
- and
educator Margaret Mackay –
writer Mary
Macpherson – (Màiri Nic a'
Phearsain) poet and
political activist, "Great
Mairi of the Songs"
raised her children...
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Macpherson means "son of the parson", from the
Gaelic surname Mac a'
Phearsain. Bynames, to-names, or
other names, were once very
common in Scotland...