McCartney

/məkˈkɑː(ɹ)t.ni/name
High School
1

An Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic, notably of Sir Paul McCartney (b. 1942), one of the Beatles.

2

An unincorporated community in Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.

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