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McCandless

McCandless proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McCandless (plural McCandlesses)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of McCandless

pluralMcCandlesses
alternative formMcCanless
alternative formMcCanles
alternative formMcCandlis
alternative formCandlish

Origin of McCandless

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuindlis (“son of Cuindleas”). Shortened to Candlish in Scotland.

Questions about McCandless

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

Words near McCandless in the dictionary

  1. McCammons
  2. McCampbell
  3. McCampbells
  4. McCance
  5. McCances
  6. McCandless
  7. McCandlesses
  8. McCane
  9. McCanes
  10. McCanless
  11. McCanlesses

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