Macfie or MacFie is a
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 ...
of
Scottish origin. The name is derived from 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 ...
''Mac Dhuibhshíthe'', which means "son of ''Duibhshíth''" (or alternately ''MacDhubhshith'', "son of ''Dubhshithe''"). This Gaelic
personal name
A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known ...
is composed of two elements: ''dubh'' "black" + ''síth'' "peace".
The earliest record of the surname is of ''Thomas Macdoffy'', in 1296.
Uses of the name
People
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Robert Andrew Macfie
Robert Andrew Macfie FRSE FRCI (4 October 1811 – 16 February 1893) was a Scottish businessman and, in later life, a Member of the British Parliament.
Life
Macfie was born at 52 Kirkgate in Leith, the son of John Macfie, sugar-refiner, and his w ...
(1811–1893), Scottish businessman and Member of Parliament
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John McPhee
John Angus McPhee (born March 8, 1931) is an American writer. He is considered one of the pioneers of creative nonfiction. He is a four-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the category General Nonfiction, and he won that award on the fourth ...
(born 1931 ), Irish American author
Other
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Clan Macfie, Scottish clan historically located on the island of Colonsay in the Hebrides
References
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