Macfie or MacFie is a
surname of
Scottish origin. The name is derived from the
Gaelic ''Mac Dhuibhshíthe'', which means "son of ''Duibhshíth''" (or alternately ''MacDhubhshith'', "son of ''Dubhshithe''"). This Gaelic
personal name 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 four ...
(born 1931 ), Irish American author
Other
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Clan Macfie
Clan Macfie is a Highlands Scottish Clan.
Since 1981, the clan has been officially registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon, which is the heraldic authority of Scotland.
The clan is considered an armigerous clan because even though the ...
, Scottish clan historically located on the island of Colonsay in the Hebrides
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