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McBlain

McBlain proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McBlain (plural McBlains)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of McBlain

pluralMcBlains
alternative formMcBlane

Origin of McBlain

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Blatháin (“son of the servant of Saint Blane”).

Questions about McBlain

What does McBlain mean?
McBlain means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is McBlain?
McBlain is a proper noun.

Words near McBlain in the dictionary

  1. McBeths
  2. McBey
  3. McBeys
  4. McBirney
  5. mcbirneyite
  6. McBlain
  7. McBlains
  8. McBlais
  9. McBlane
  10. McBlanes
  11. McBling

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