Paul Conroy wrote: MacAodh - Son of Hugh, has to be one of the names with the most variants spellings today, as you have: McKay, Kay, Kaye McKey, McKee, Key, Kee McKie, Mackey, McHugh, McCue, McQ McGee and McGhee are also variants of MacAodh. There are different origins of the name of McGee. There are Irish McGee and there are Scottish McGee. Lawrence Dill