MacFadyen is a

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

patronymic

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

meaning "son of little Patrick". The

Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language * Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Fo ...

prefix "Mac" means "son of", while "Fadyen" is a derivative of the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

''Pháidín'', meaning "little Patrick". It is a variant of the surname McFadden, which has other variants. People with the surname include: * Allan Macfadyen (1860–1907), Scottish bacteriologist * Angus Macfadyen (born 1963), Scottish actor *

Christie MacFadyen Christie MacFadyen is a Canadian actress best known for appearing in the film ''The Top of His Head''.Marc Horton, "Mystery-love story makes for obscure but rewarding film". ''Edmonton Journal'', May 11, 1990. Selected filmography * ''The Top of ...

, Canadian actress *

Donnie Macfadyen Donald John Hunter Macfadyen (born 11 October 1979) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Flanker. He made over 100 appearances for Glasgow Warriors from 1999 to 2008. Rugby Union career Amateur career Macfa ...

(born 1979), Scottish rugby player *

Donald Macfadyen, Lord Macfadyen Donald James Dobbie Macfadyen, Lord Macfadyen (8 September 1945 – 11 April 2008) was a highly regarded Scottish lawyer who served as a judge for over a decade. In 2002, he was one of the five judges who heard the appeal of Abdelbaset al-Me ...

(1945–2008), Scottish lawyer and judge * Elmer MacFadyen (1943–2007), Canadian politician * Gavin MacFadyen (1940–2016), American investigative journalist * Ian Macfadyen, (born 1942), British retired Air Marshal *

Matthew Macfadyen David Matthew Macfadyen (; born 17 October 1974) is an English actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained prominence for his role as Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright's ''Pride & Prejudice'' (2005). He currently stars as Tom Wambsgans ...

(born 1974), English actor *

Ross Macfadyen Ross Macfadyen is a Scottish media, broadcast and communications professional currently working in the charity sector. Career Born in Glasgow, he started his professional broadcasting career with East End Radio, before joining Radio Clyde, where ...

, Scottish broadcast professional *

Willie MacFadyen William MacFadyen (23 June 1904 – 20 January 1971) was a Scottish football player and manager. A goalscoring centre forward, his 52 league goals for Motherwell's 1931–32 championship winning side remains the record goals total for a sin ...

(1904–1971), Scottish football player and manager

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