Macbeth

Anglicization of Middle Irish Mac Bethad, equivalent to the modern mac (“son of”) bheatha (“life”).

• IPA^(key): /məkˈbɛθ/

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Macbeth

1. A William Shakespeare play, about the Scottish royal family.
2. The title character of said play.
3. An 11th-century king of Scotland.
4. A surname.
   • 2019 November 15, Kate Allen, “‘I am Janet.’ One transgender woman’s journey and her pioneering surgery”, in Toronto Star‎^[1], archived from the original on 17 July 2024:

     On a Tuesday in April 2017, Janet Macbeth composed an all-office email. “My story,” read the subject line in Nishnaabemwin, the Ojibwe language.
     “Hello everyone,” the email continued in Nishnaabemwin. “My name is Janet.”

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