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McCaskill

McCaskill proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].

Proper noun

McCaskill (countable and uncountable, plural McCaskills)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
  2. A town in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States.

Forms of McCaskill

pluralMcCaskills

Origin of McCaskill

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Asgaill (“son of Asgall”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, composed of the elements áss (“god”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”).

Questions about McCaskill

What does McCaskill mean?
McCaskill means a surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
What part of speech is McCaskill?
McCaskill is a proper noun.

Words near McCaskill in the dictionary

  1. McCarvilles
  2. McCary
  3. McCarys
  4. McCaskey
  5. McCaskeys
  6. McCaskill
  7. McCaskills
  8. McCaslin
  9. McCaslins
  10. McCaster
  11. McCasters

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