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McClintock

UK/məˈklɪn.tək/US/məˈklɪnˌtɑk/

McClintock proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

McClintock (plural McClintocks)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of McClintock

pluralMcClintocks

Origin of McClintock

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntóg and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhionndaig (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finndag”), a personal name derived from fionn (“white”).

Words formed from McClintock

Questions about McClintock

What does McClintock mean?
McClintock means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is McClintock?
McClintock is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce McClintock?
McClintock is pronounced /məˈklɪn.tək/ (UK).

Words near McClintock in the dictionary

  1. McClentons
  2. McCleod
  3. McCleods
  4. McClimans
  5. McClimanses
  6. McClintock
  7. McClintock effect
  8. McClintock's table
  9. McClintock's tables
  10. McClintocks
  11. McClinton

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