McAllister
UK/məˈkælɪstə/US/məˈkælɪstɚ/
McAllister proper noun: a patrilineal surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Proper noun
McAllister (countable and uncountable, plural McAllisters)
- A patrilineal surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- At a community event Tuesday night, Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister talked with members of the Sikh community about how his department could work to prevent Union City from becoming the next California community rocked by an attack on a Sikh man.2018 August 10, Dakin Andone, “After brutal attack on a Sikh man, police chief is ‘disgusted’ to learn his son is one of the suspects”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Nov 2018
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
Forms of McAllister
| plural | McAllisters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | McAlester |
| alternative form | McAlister |
| alternative form | McCalister |
| alternative form | McCallister |
| alternative form | McCollister |
Origin of McAllister
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alexander”). By surface analysis, Mc- + Allister.
Words formed from McAllister
Questions about McAllister
- What does McAllister mean?
- McAllister means a patrilineal surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- What part of speech is McAllister?
- McAllister is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce McAllister?
- McAllister is pronounced /məˈkælɪstə/ (UK).
Words near McAllister in the dictionary
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