Beattie (surname)

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Beattie
Language(s) Aramaic; Irish Gaelic
Origin
MeaningDiminutive of Bartholomew (patronymic); "one who held land on condition of supplying food to those billeted on him by the chief"; "public victualler"
Region of origin Scottish borders, Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s) Bate, Beatty, Beatey, Betagh, Betty, MacCaffrey, McCaffrey, MacVitty, MacWatty, MacWattie, Watson
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Beattie is a Scottish surname, meaning "one who held land on condition of supplying food to those billeted on him by the chief"; "public victualler".

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  1. "Beattie Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014