McTaggart
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McTaggart is a surname of Scottish
or Ultonian
origin. It is an Anglicisation
of the Gaelic Mac an t-Sagairt, meaning "son of the priest". Also having the forms MacTaggart
and Taggart
. It is common in the English-speaking nations, and may refer to:
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
or Ultonian
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
origin. It is an Anglicisation
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
of the Gaelic Mac an t-Sagairt, meaning "son of the priest". Also having the forms MacTaggart
MacTaggart
MacTaggart is a surname of Scottish or Ultonian origin. It is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac an t-Sagairt, meaning "son of the priest" Also having the forms McTaggart and Taggart.-People with the surname MacTaggart:*Fiona Mactaggart...
and Taggart
Taggart (surname)
Taggart is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a reduction of the surnames MacTaggart and McTaggart, which are Anglicisations of the Gaelic Mac an t-Sagairt, meaning "son of the priest".-List of persons with the surname Taggart:...
. It is common in the English-speaking nations, and may refer to:
McTaggart
- Alex McTaggartAlex McTaggartAlex McTaggart MP, a former Australian politician, was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Pittwater between 2005 and 2007...
, Australian politician - Bert McTaggartBert McTaggartAlbert Robert 'Bert' McTaggart was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the Victorian Football League during the 1940s....
, Australian rules footballer - David McTaggartDavid McTaggartDavid Fraser McTaggart was a Canadian-born environmentalist who played a central part in the foundation of Greenpeace International....
, Canadian environmentalist - Ed McTaggartEd McTaggartEd McTaggart is an American drummer and artist. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Daniel Amos.McTaggart joined DA in 1976, after years of playing with Bill Sprouse Jr.'s band The Road Home....
, American drummer, photographer, and artist - J. M. E. McTaggartJ. M. E. McTaggartJohn McTaggart was an idealist metaphysician. For most of his life McTaggart was a fellow and lecturer in philosophy at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was an exponent of the philosophy of Hegel and among the most notable of the British idealists.-Personal life:J. M. E. McTaggart was born in 1866...
, British idealist philosopher - Sir John McTaggart, 1st BaronetSir John McTaggart, 1st BaronetSir John McTaggart, 1st Baronet was a Scottish Liberal MP in the British Parliament. He was created a Baronet in 1841. The title became extinct upon his death.He represented Wigtown Burghs 1835-1857....
, Scottish politician - Lynne McTaggartLynne McTaggartLynne McTaggart is an American journalist, author, publisher, lecturer, and spokesperson. According to her author profile, she is a spokesperson "on consciousness, the new physics, and the practices of conventional and alternative medicine"...
, English journalist and author - Patrick McTaggart-CowanPatrick McTaggart-CowanPatrick Duncan McTaggart-Cowan, was a Canadian meteorologist and the first president of Simon Fraser University....
, Canadian meteorologist - Robert McTaggartRobert McTaggartRobert McTaggart, known as Bob McTaggart was a Scottish shipbuilder and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central, representing the Labour Party. McTaggart was on the left of his party, and took up issues of unemployment and poor housing which affected his constituency...
, Scottish politician - William McTaggartWilliam McTaggartWilliam McTaggart was a Scottish landscape painter who was influenced by Impressionism.-Life and work:...
, Scottish landscape painter - MctaggartMctaggart, Saskatchewan-External links:*-Footnotes:...
, Saskatchewan, a village in Canada.