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McCaw

McCaw proper noun: a surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

McCaw (plural McCaws)

  1. A surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.
    • A native of eastern Oregon, McCaw is a mild-mannered, former high school math teacher who fosters children to help his community.2023 March 15, Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, “Partisan rancor in Oregon spills over into Idaho effort to absorb its rural neighbors”, in CNN

Forms of McCaw

pluralMcCaws

Origin of McCaw

Variant of McGaw.

Questions about McCaw

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

Words near McCaw in the dictionary

  1. McCauslin
  2. McCauslins
  3. McCavana
  4. McCavanas
  5. McCavish
  6. McCaw
  7. McCawley
  8. McCawleys
  9. McCaws
  10. McCay
  11. McCays

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