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McAdoo

McAdoo proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McAdoo (countable and uncountable, plural McAdoos)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Dickens County, Texas, United States.

Forms of McAdoo

pluralMcAdoos

Origin of McAdoo

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conduibh (“son of the black hound”), from cú (“hound”) and dubh (“black”). Compare McCunniff and McNiff.

Questions about McAdoo

What does McAdoo mean?
McAdoo means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is McAdoo?
McAdoo is a proper noun.

Words near McAdoo in the dictionary

  1. McAdamized
  2. McAdamizes
  3. McAdamizing
  4. McAdams
  5. McAdie
  6. McAdoo
  7. McAdoos
  8. McAdory
  9. McAdorys
  10. McAfee
  11. McAfees

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