Beattie

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".

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 originScottish borders, Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)Bate, Beatty, Beatey, Betagh, Betty, MacCaffrey, McCaffrey, MacVitty, MacWatty, MacWattie, Watson
Frequency Comparisons [1]

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  • Beattie (automobile)
  • Beatrice Bellman, more commonly known as Beattie, a character from a series of television advertisements by British Telecom.
  • Beatties of London, usually known as just "Beatties", was a UK based toy and model shop which had 60 stores at its peak in the late 90s.
  • Beatties – UK department store group acquired by House of Fraser in 2005.

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Notes

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